Eight watercolour illustrations, India, 19th century

gouache and watercolour on paper

Funeral procession: D.G. Morris
Street Vendor: William Prinsep, thence by descent to Misses Emma and Betty Phibbs, Dublin
Pietra dura studies: Edward Strachey; and Lady Strachey

Parasurama attacking King Kartavirya: small abrasion to lower left edge, as viewed Street vendor: good overall condition, as viewed. Funeral procession: good overall condition, as viewed. Holy man: good overall condition, as viewed. Sri Nath-ji: fair overall condition, 4 holes to painting, rubbed with some paint losses, as viewed. Pietra dura paintings: mounted on card, some light stains, as viewed.
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The works comprise: a scene of Parasurama attacking King Kartavirya, Bengal, circa 1800; a funeral procession, and a holy man with his staff and begging bowl, Trichinopoly, circa 1800; an image of Sri Nath-ji, Nathdvara, first quarter nineteenth century; a street vendor, Patna, circa 1810; and three studies (framed together) of the pietra dura decoration of the Taj Mahal, Agra, circa 1820.