Aurungabad, from the ruins of Aurungzebe's palace

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Abstract
View from under an archway at Aurangzeb's palace, where armed men are resting. Buildings and trees can be seen behind a fortification wall on the river, and mountains are in the distance.
Contributor
Purser, William, approximately 1790-approximately 1852 (Artist), Kearnan, Thomas (Etcher), Grindlay, Robert Melville (Contributor), Smith, Elder, and Co. (Publisher), Hunt, C. F. (Engraver)
Date
1830
Department
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Dimensions
image 23 x 31 cm, sheet 32 x 42 cm
Genre
aquatints (prints)
Last Modified
2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
Language
English
Materials
1 print : hand-colored aquatint
Notes
Library copy 2 on smaller off-white sheet (29 x 38 cm). Detached from book? (Local Note), Trimmed within plate mark at bottom. (Local Note), On white paper; gilt edges. (Local Note), from a drawing made on the spot by Capt. Grindlay in 1813 for the Hon. Mrs. Stewart Mackenzie ; drawn by W. Purcer ; etchd. by T. Kearnan ; engraved by C.F. Hunt. (Statement of Responsibility), Title from caption. (Local Note)
Provenance
Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
Related Material
References: Abbey, J.R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 1957, 442, Plate appears in: Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India / by Captain Robert Melville Grindlay. London : R. Ackerman, 1826-[1830].
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Series
Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Grindlay, Robert Melville. Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India
Source
Plate 30 in volume 2 of Grindlay's work (See Abbey).
Subject
Aurangzeb, Emperor of Hindustan, 1618-1707, Architecture, Mughal Empire, India--Aurangābād
Technique
aquatint (printing process), engraving (printing process)

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