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DescriptionGhulam Ali Khan 003b.jpg
English: View of the——Palace Buildings of the "Shah Boorj," Summer Boorj. And Ussud Boorj from the Eastern. Or river face.; the view of the Red Fort with the Shah Burj, "the Saman Burj." And Asad Burj from the river.

A series of 31 paintings by, Ghulam Ali Khan (fl. 1817-55), consisting of views of monuments in and "around Delhi," and including four portraits of the last Mughal Emperor Bahadur Shah II (reg. 1837-58) and his sons. Watercolour and gold on paper, "black margin rules," three title pages, three sheets of portraits, all with identifying inscriptions in English and in Persian in nasta'liq script in black ink, the portraits with further inscriptions in nasta'liq script with the date November 1852 (Christian date written in Arabic), in later mounts, loose in contemporary green leather-covered despatch box, the lid embossed in gold DELHEE 1854.

Size paintings 290 x 215 mm. and slightly smaller; mounts 318 x 394 mm.; box 435 x 365 x 110 mm.
Date between circa 1852 and circa 1854
date QS:P,+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z/8,P1319,+1852-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1326,+1854-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902
Source File:Ghulam Ali Khan 003.jpg
Author Ghulam Ali Khan

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Water Gate

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Musamman Burj

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