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  1. Lot no 22.

    'The Tomb of Itimad ud-Daula at Agra'.

    #Painting
    c1810 AD #CompanyPainting on 'J WHATMAN' watermarked paper.

    This Tomb at #Agra #UttarPradesh was built between 1622-28 AD by #Mughal ruler#Jahangir's wife, Queen #NurJahan for her father Mirza Ghiyas Beg. (d. 1622AD).

    Made of Marble inlaid with semi-precious stones, this was the first Mughal monument to move away from using only red sandstone.

    #CompanySchool #Paintings #Art #Heritage #India #TouristDestination
    #Architecture Marvel

  2. Lot no 15.

    'A Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) eating a Snail'.

    Dated 1781 AD #CompanyPainting signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din of #Patna #Bihar.

    This #CompanySchool #Painting is also from #ImpeyAlbum of #LadyImpey of #Calcutta #Bengal #India

    Exhibited: #ForgottenMasters Exhibition
    curated by #WilliamDalrymple at #WallaceMuseum from 3rd Dec. 2019 to 13th Sept. 2020.

    Previous owners include, amongst others, #JacquelineKennedyOnassis, wife of the slain US president.
    #Art #Heritage #History