FIGURE 4.27 Artist unknown, Tomb of Itimad al-Daula, c. 1820

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TitleTomb of Itimad al-Daula

Creator nameUnknown

Creator nationality/cultureUnknown

Creator rolePainter

Creation datec. 1820

Object typePainting

MaterialsWatercolor on paper with embossed borders

LocationVictoria & Albert Museum, London

SubjectsMausoleumsDecoration and ornament, ArchitecturalPainting, Mogul Empire

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Chapter 4: Codifying Mughal Architecture on Paper

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~~~IN 1778, THE FRENCH ARMY OFFICER and political operative Jean-Baptiste Gentil (1726–1799) appeared at the court of Louis XVI at Versailles. Recently returned from India, where he had served the French East India Company (Compagnie des Indes Orientales, or cdio) for...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.114-147

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.008

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture--Designs and plansPainting, Mogul EmpireLandscape painting, British

Introduction: The Mughal Eighteenth Century

Chanchal B. Dadlani

From Stone to Paper: Architecture as History in the Late Mughal Empire

~~In the Delhi suburb of Mehrauli, amid low-lying apartment blocks and a network of narrow neighborhood streets, sits an abandoned Mughal palace. The Zafar Mahal (c. 1806–58), as it is known, features an imposing gateway of red sandstone and white marble, with cusped arches, floral...

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Chanchal B. Dadlani

PublisherYale University Press

Related print edition pages: pp.1-19

https://doi.org/10.37862/aaeportal.00054.004

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Chapter subject tags:Architecture, Mogul EmpireDelhi (India)Art, Mogul Empire

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