Company School, India – Monuments of Agra and Delhi

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Monuments of Agra and Delhi, circa 1840s (fifteen good size watercolours). Pen and ink and watercolour on paper, variously inscribed, unframed. High resolution images can be sent on request.

The measurements are for the framed black lines encompassing the image. The sheet sizes are approximately 2-3 cm outside of the frame-lines.

1. The Taj Mahal, Agra 14.5 x 19 cm.
2. The Taj Mahal, Agra, from the Garden 15.5 x 22 cm.
3. One of the side buildings of the Taj, Agra 15 x 19 cm.
4. Tomb of Shah Jehan in the Taj Mahal 15 x 19.3 cm.
5. Screen in the Taj Mahal, enveloping the Tombs 14.5 x 18.3 cm.
6. Inlaid work and Marble Carving at the base of the Arches of the Taj Mahal 19.5 x 14.7 cm.
7. End view of the Tombstone of Shah Jehan in the Taj Mahal 19.2 x 15.2 cm.
8. Inlaid work in the inside of the Screen of the Taj Mahal 17 x 12.7 cm.
9. Inlaid work in the inside of the Screen of the Taj Mahal 18.7 x 14.4 cm.
10. Inlaid Pebble Ornaments on the outside of the Screen in the Taj Mahal 18 x 13.8 cm.
11. Interior of the Taj Mahal, Agra 15 x 9 cm.
12. Fakir’s Tomb, Fattehpore Sikree (Fatehpur Sikri) 12.8 x 17 cm.
13. Alma Dowlah’s Tomb (Etmad-al-Dowlah) 13.7 x 17.8 cm.
14. Molee Masjid (Moti Masjid) Fort, Agra 14 x 18 cm.
15. The Koolub, (Qutub Minar) Delhi 18.5 x 14.2 cm.

Description

In the early 19th century, Indian miniature painters found a lucrative market for their work among the newly arrived European merchants, soldiers, and civil servants. They were often commissioned by European patrons to produce albums of paintings depicting the trades, occupations, and architecture of India. This was the era of East India Company expansion in India. Company School is a name used for the paintings made by Indian miniature painters who adopted many western techniques to make this new style of image.