Nine Buildings and Monuments, Agra, India
Indian School
Category
Art / Miniatures
Date
1890
Materials
Watercolour on ivory
Measurements
290 x 325 x 30 mm
Place of origin
Cranbourn Street
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Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire
NT 107770
Summary
Miniature, watercolour on ivory, Nine Buildings and Monuments, Agra, India, Indian School, 1890. The painting is done on an oval ivory tablet, which was common for miniatures made from Delhi. The central monument is the Taj Mahal and it is surrounded by eight other buildings.
Provenance
Purchased in 1986 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund from Francis Curzon, 3rd Viscount Scarsdale (1924-2000). Gifted to the National Trust in 1987 by the National Heritage Memorial Fund.
Makers and roles
Indian School, miniaturist Alfred J. Mucklow, framemaker