A COMPANY SCHOOL ARTIST, AGRA, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1810-20

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A STUDY OF THE TOP OF THE CENOTAPH OF SHAH JAHAN IN THE TAJ MAHAL
A COMPANY SCHOOL ARTIST, AGRA, NORTH INDIA, CIRCA 1810-20
Translucent pigments, pencil, pen and ink on watermarked paper, composed of three joined sheets, two sheets with the watermark 'E & P 1805', inscribed in lower right in black ink 'Top of the Emperor's Tomb', mounted, framed and glazed
72 ½ x 20 1/8in. (184 x 51cm.)

Provenance

Edmonstone Family Collection, Duntreath Castle, Scotland
With Simon Ray, London, 2012

Literature

Simon Ray, Islamic & Indian Works of Art, Exhibition Catalogue, London, 2012, no.82, pp.176-77

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Lot Essay

Though studies of the pietra dura elements of Mughal architecture were popular in early 19th century India, this example is unusual for being almost life size and for depicting the whole length of the cenotaph. A watercolour of a similar scale, depicting only the upper part of the cenotaph, was sold in these Rooms, 10 April 2014, lot 177.

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