Lot 137
  • 137

A DERELICT TOMB NEAR LAHORE, COMPANY SCHOOL, PUNJAB, 1856

Estimate
300 - 400 GBP
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Description

  • Ink and opaque watercolour
  • 13 5/8 x 5 7/8 inches
Ink and opaque watercolour on European paper watermarked 1848

Catalogue Note

This painting, depicting a ruined tomb on a rocky outcrop, is likely to have been painted by order for someone with a particular, possibly professional, interest in the architecture of this region.

A note on the back is as follows:
"Sketch of an old tomb done by a native artist in the Punjab 1856, situated to the south of the city of Lahore".