Remains of an Ancient Building near Firoz Shah’s Cotilla, Delhi

Remains of an Ancient Building near Firoz Shah’s Cotilla, Delhi

Remains of an Ancient Building near Firoz Shah’s Cotilla, Delhi

Thomas Daniell

Remains of an Ancient Building near Firoz Shah’s Cotilla, Delhi

year

1795

size

18.5 x 23.7 in.

medium

Engraving

Although substantial remains of the 14th-century citadel of Firuz Shah still survive today, there is no trace of the buildings depicted here. Like the view of the Purana Qila this depiction stresses abandonment and decay, both in the ruined buildings and in the untended uneven land.

Remains of an Ancient Building near Firoz Shah’s Cotilla, Delhi
Remains of an Ancient Building near Firoz Shah’s Cotilla, Delhi
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Art Artist Names Single Thomas Daniell

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