Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secundra, near Agra

Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secundra, near Agra

Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secundra, near Agra

Thomas Daniell

Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secundra, near Agra

year

1795

size

18.5 x 23.7 in.

medium

Engraving

Again, the focus is on the southern gateway and the tomb is all but invisible, with the greater justification that here the gate is architecturally a better composition. The tents in the foreground are those of military officers under whose protection the Daniells were travelling at this point of their journey.

Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secundra, near Agra
Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secundra, near Agra
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Art Artist Names Single Thomas Daniell

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