Drawings of the Taj Mahal

Seven drawings of the Taj Mahal in watercolour and pen and ink. All the drawings are on heavy machine-made wove paper.

1. Ink inscription on lower margin 'The Tomb of the Sultana Mumtaza Lemani, or the most exalted of the age'. Additional later pencil inscriptions on lower margin showing the accession number 49474 and the note 'Taj Mahal, Agra (7 drawings)', 550 x 708 mm.

2. Drawing with two sections, titled in ink on upper and lower 'The upper part of the Emperor’s Tomb' and 'The Upper part of the Sultana's Tomb', 550 x 708 mm.

3. Ink inscription on lower margin 'The Tomb of the Emperor Shah Jehan', 550 x 712 mm. Minor tear to left edge.

4. Ink inscription on lower margin 'The screen work around the Tombs in the Taj', 550 x 712 mm.

5. Ink inscription on lower margin 'The Taj', 550 x 708 mm.

6. Ink inscription on lower margin 'Interior of the Taj'. Minor tears to margin at lower edge, and larger tear to margin at right hand side, 555 x 716 mm.

7. Pen inscription 'Gateway to the Taj', 550 x 712 mm.

Possibly early 19th century.