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Unknown — An elevation of the north side of the marble screen surrounding the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Company School, Agra, circa 1810-20
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An elevation of the north side of the marble screen surrounding the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Company School, Agra, circa 1810-20

An architectural elevation drawing of the marble screen surrounding the cenotaphs within the Taj Mahal, created in the Company School style circa 1810-20. This technical documentation reflects the European approach to recording Indian architectural heritage.

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IN AN INDIAN GARDEN: The Carlton Rochell Collection of Company School Paintings

October 27, 2021

Estimate: $15,000$25,000

Lot 19

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Unknown, An elevation of the north side of the marble screen surrounding the cenotaphs in the Taj Mahal, Company School, Agra, circa 1810-20

An architectural elevation drawing of the marble screen surrounding the cenotaphs within the Taj Mahal, created in the Company School style circa 1810-20. This technical documentation reflects the European approach to recording Indian architectural heritage.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

Elevation, Monument, Taj Mahal, 1810-1820, Colonial documentation, Agra, Architectural Drawing, Architecture, Company School, India

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art