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Mausoleums

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Sepulchral monuments
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Images from the collections

Images about Mausoleums

12 images from works
  • Human bones in the foreground; skeletons in the background. Engraving after C. Martinez, ca. 1680 (?).
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Watercolour.
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Watercolour.
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: gateway to the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Gouache painting.
  • The tomb of Sultan Mehmed I in his mausoleum (the Green tomb) at Brusa, Turkey. Engraving by G. Presbury after W.H. Leitch after T. Allom, ca. 1836.
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1788.
  • Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: gateway to the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Watercolour.
  • Mausoleum of Haidar Ali near Mysore, Karnataka. Coloured aquatint by J. Wells after A. Allan, 1794.
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: tombs in the grounds near the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1788.
  • Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Watercolour.

Works from the collections

16 works

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    Castel Sant'Angelo, Rome: buttresses supporting the foundations. Etching by G.B. Piranesi, ca. 1756.

    Piranesi, Giovanni Battista, 1720-1778. | Date: [1756?] | Reference: 2008568i
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    Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome: as seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

    Morel, François, approximately 1768- | Date: 1796 | Reference: 22566i
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    Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Gouache painting by an Indian painter.

    | Date: [between 1800 and 1899?] | Reference: 579159i
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    Castel Sant'Angelo (mausoleum of Hadrian), Rome, seen from the river. Line engraving by F. Morelli, 1796.

    Morel, François, approximately 1768- | Date: [1796] | Reference: 2924657i
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    Sikandra, near Agra, Uttar Pradesh: tombs in the grounds near the mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar. Coloured etching by William Hodges, 1788.

    Hodges, William, 1744-1797. | Date: 23 January 1788 | Reference: 26689i
    Part of: Select views in India

Related topics

Akbar
Agra district
Architecture, Mughal Empire
Rome
Castel Sant'Angelo (Rome, Italy)
Hadrian
Tombs
Italy
Roman World
Ponte Sant'Angelo (Rome, Italy)

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