Mausoleum of Sher Shah, Sasaram, Bihar

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The mausoleum stands in a tank with a peacock boat in the foreground.

British Library

London

Title

Mausoleum of Sher Shah, Sasaram, Bihar

Date

1772–1773

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 81 x W 130 cm

Accession number

F25

Acquisition method

presented by the artist as part of a collection of 10 paintings, 1773

Work type

Painting

Inscription description

F.S. Ward No.X’; ‘Mausoleum of the Emperor Shir Shah in a large Tank near Sasaram in Behar’

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