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'GATE OF THE TOMB OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR, AT SECUNDRA, NEAR AGRA', 1795, AFTER Thomas Daniell

Sold for £2,000 at Olympia Auctions on May 20, 2026.

'GATE OF THE TOMB OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR, AT SECUNDRA, NEAR AGRA', 1795, AFTER Thomas Daniell auction lot image

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'GATE OF THE TOMB OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR, AT SECUNDRA, NEAR AGRA', 1795, AFTER THOMAS DANIELL coloured aquatint, subtitled 'Drawn and Engraved by Thos. Daniell', 'No. IX' and 'Published as the act directs for Thos. Daniell by Robt. Bowter at the Historic Gallery Pall Mall November 1795'. image 43 x 60cm., framed and glazed Provenance: Collection of Robert Skelton, O.B.E. (1929-2022) The image appeared in 'Oriental Scenery' and was captured by Thomas when the Daniells visited Sikandra in January 1789. This scene shows the encampment of a large party which the artists had joined on the trip to Agra. See Archer 1980, no.30 & pl.V

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