Reminiscences of Imperial Delhi

Mazhar Ali Khan (active 1830s - 1840s)

British Library

1844

An illustrated manuscript album of 102 folios containing 120 watercolour paintings of views of the Mughal and pre-Mughal monuments of Delhi, with an accompanying manuscript text written by Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe (1795-1853), the Governor-General's Agent at the imperial court.

• Artists Include:
• Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe

• Medium: watercolour, gouache, ink on paper
• Dimensions: 25 x 20cm
• Art Fund Grant: £25095 ( Total: £83,650)
• ArtFunded in: 2002
• Vendor: Christie's

Provenance

Sir Thomas Theophilus Metcalfe; Emily Metcalfe; Lady Clive Bayley, 1850; by descent until 1985; Christie's, 1985; private collection; Christie's 2002.

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