Artwork
Sixty drawings of Mughal monuments and architectural details.
Sixty drawings of Mughal monuments and architectural details. is a drawing by the Romanticist artist Unknown. It dates from 1836 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
Overview
This collection comprises sixty drawings of Mughal monuments and architectural details, created in 1836 by unnamed artists linked to the Delhi School of draughtsmanship.
Subject & Meaning
The drawings document various Mughal architectural elements, including a notable depiction of the screen around the Taj Mahal's cenotaphs in Agra, and a detailed gate with ornate pillars, lattice window, and floral patterns, highlighting the artists' attention to intricate design.
Technique & Style
Characterized by meticulous attention to detail, the drawings reflect the 19th-century emphasis on precision in architectural illustration, akin to broader artistic trends that celebrated beauty in meticulous representation.
History & Provenance
Commissioned under the East India Company’s Superintendent of Public Buildings and Ancient Monuments in Calcutta, the collection later belonged to architectural historian James Fergusson, before being acquired by E.H. Hindley at Fergusson’s estate sale.
Artist & collection
Domestic Scene
Giacomo and Cardinal Marco, investing Andrea, Abbot of San Zeno, with his Benefice
The Nymph of Fontainebleau
Portrait of a Woman
Madonna and Child with Saints in the Enclosed Garden
Venus and Minerva
Family Group of Four on Sofa
Wall painting from Room H of the Villa of P. Fannius Synistor at Boscoreale
One of seven paintings of unidentified Muslim buildings in South India.
One of ten drawings of details of pietra-dura ornamentation on the cenotaphs of Shah Jahan and his wife Mumtaz Mahal, at Agra.
Front elevation of Amar Singh's Gate, Agra Fort.
The Buland Darwaza of the Jami Masjid, Fatehpur Sikri
Mausoleum of Itimad ud-Daula.
Interior of the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Untitled
The Darya Daulat Bagh