The Mausoleum of Akbar at Secundrabad

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The Mausoleum of Akbar at Secundrabad

Date
early 1800s
Medium
watercolor on paper
Culture
India, Company School, early 19th century
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Institution
Cleveland Museum of Art
Object ID
151226

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Before the invention of photography, British travelers in India collected watercolor sketches of monuments and picturesque scenes. This tomb near Agra marks the burial place of one of India’s most illustrious rulers, the Mughal emperor Akbar (1542–1605). In reality it is dominating in scale and ornamented with complex geometric and floral motifs articulated in multicolored stone inlays, relief carvings, and paintings. In this sketch, the site has been rendered in the muted tones that appealed to British taste of the time, and its ornament has been reduced and simplified, giving little indication of its grandeur.

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Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of his parents, Lura and Edward Ward
Provenance
?–1983: William E. Ward [1922–2004] and Ellen Svec Ward [1921–1989], Solon, OH, given to the Cleveland Museum of Art | 1983–: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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