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Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (British, 1821-1906)
Lot 440

Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (British, 1821-1906)

The tomb of Akbar the Great, Agra

Fermé29 October 2010

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GBP 1,750

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Hercules Brabazon Brabazon (British, 1821-1906)
The tomb of Akbar the Great, Agra
signed with initials 'HBB' (lower right)
watercolour, crayon and bodycolour on paper
9 x 12 in. (22.9 x 30.5 cm.)

Anonymous sale; Christie's, London, 24 October 1967, lot 145

Note du spécialiste

The tomb was built for the third Mughal Emperor Akbar the Great (1542 1605). It was he who began building the structure in around 1600, as according to Tartar tradition, he was obliged to initiate the tomb's construction before he died. After his death, Akbar's son Jahangir completed the construction in 1605-1613.