Set of two prints with views of Tippoo`s Palace, Bangalore
a) H Merke after James Hunter
North Front of Tippoo's Palace, Bangalore
1804
Original hand-coloured aquatint on paper
Print size: 10.75 x 13.25 in (27.5 x 33.7 cm)
Sheet size: 13 x 15.5 in (33 x 39.3 cm)
Plate nine from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter (d.1792). This aquatint is based on a picture by Hunter, and shows the north side of Tipu Sultan's palace at Bangalore. Tipu Sultan (1753 -1799) and his father Haidar Ali (c.1722 - 1782) were the Muslim rajas who campaigned against the British in the Anglo-Mysore Wars of the late 18th Century. The palace (1791) took ten years to build and was used as a summer retreat. It was a two-storeyed ornate wooden structure with pillars, arches and balconies flanked by gardens on either side. The eastern and western projecting balconies of the upper floor contained the seat from where Tipu conducted affairs of the state. An inscription on the wooden screen describes the palace as the 'Abode of Happiness'. (Source: British Library Board, online)
b) I C Stadler after James Hunter
West Front of Tippoo's Palace, Bangalore
1804
Original hand-coloured aquatint on paper
Print size: 11 x 13.75 in (28.1 x 35 cm)
Sheet size: 13 x 15.5 in (33 x 39.3 cm)
Plate ten in "Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore", based on a drawing by James Hunter. Tipu Sultan (1753 -1799) and his father Haidar Ali (c.1722 - 1782) were the Muslim rulers of Mysore who campaigned against the British in the Anglo-Mysore Wars of the late 18th Century. Their palace at Bangalore took ten years to build and was used as a summer retreat. It was a two-storeyed ornate wooden structure with pillars, arches and balconies flanked by gardens on either side. The eastern and western projecting balconies of the upper floor contained the seat from where Tipu conducted affairs of the state. An inscription on the wooden screen describes the palace as the 'Abode of Happiness'. (Source: British Library Board, online)
(Set of two)
These works will be shipped unframed
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