Agra: The Taj Mahal, Tomb of the Emperor Shah Jehan and his Queen from the book, A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ramus Forrest (1750-1827)
Thomas Sutherland, English, active 1785 - 1825
1824
Hand color etching on paper
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (24.8 × 30.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.958.179.7
Publisher
Rudolph Ackermann
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower right: T. Sutherland sculp.t; upper right: Plate XXIV.; lower center: The TAJ MAHAL, TOMB of the EMPEROR SHAH JEHAN and his QUEEN./Published Dec.r 1, 1824 by R. ACKERMANN, 101 Strand, London.
Course History
HIST 90.15/ASCL 54.12, Early Modern India, 1500-1800, Tiraana Bains, Fall 2022
Exhibition History
The Nature of Empire, Barrows Print Room, Hopkins Center Art Galleries, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, July 10-August 19, 1984.
Provenance
The Book & Print Shop, Cora McDevitt Wilson (1880-1975), Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1958.
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