830 - An Indian Company School-style album of architectural studies, first half of the 20th century, Northern India, Agra or Delhi, comprising forty views of various Indian monuments and architecture in black rules, bound in a tooled green leather album, opaque pigments on paper heightened with gold (album 33 x 41cm) Footnote: Comprising: Interior of the Taj Mahal; Humayun's Tomb; A view of the Mausoleum of Safdar Jung near Delhi; The Sunehri Masjid of Roshan ud-Dawla at Chandni Chowk in Delhi; A view of the Mausoleum of Safdar Jung near Delhi; A view of the Delhi Palace from Metcalfe House; The tomb of I'timād-ud-Daulah; The Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi; The imperial jharokha (throne alcove) in the Diwan-i-Am; Elevation of the entrance gateway to the garden surrounding Akbar's mausoleum; The Zuffer Muhul (Zafar Mahal) in the Red Fort; The marble cenotaph of Emperor Shah Jahan; The Rang Mahal inside the Red Fort; The Shrine of Shah Sharaf Bu 'Ali Qalandari at Panipat; A View of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar; Sikandra; near Agra; The Diwan-i Khas or Private Hall of Audience; Delhi; A view of the Taj Mahal from the West; The Buland Darwaza (Gate of Magnificence) at Fatehpur Sikri; The cenotaph of Shah Jahan inside the Taj Mahal in Agra; The temple of Govind Deo (Krishna) at Vrindavan; Elevation of Cenotaph and Surrounding Screen, Taj Mahal, Agra; The Musamman Burj along the eastern river-facing wall of the Red Fort in Delhi; The tomb of Salim Chishti; Fatehpur Sikri; The vaulted arcade of the Chhatta Chowk (covered bazaar) behind the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort; The Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) at the Red Fort; The Khas Mahal in the Agra Fort; The Dargah Sharif (shrine), Delhi; The Diwan-i-Khas in the Red Fort; The Lahori Gate of the Red Fort; The interior of the Rang Mahal inside the Red Fort; The Moti Masjid (Pearl Mosque) at the Red Fort; The interior of the mausoleum of I'timad ad-Daula in Agra; The Commandant's quarters over the Lahore Gate of the Red Fort; The Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar in Sikandra; A view of the interior of the Diwan-i-Khas; A view of the Taj Mahal as seen from the Yamuna river; A view of a palace complex; The courtyard terrace of the Mausoleum of the Emperor Akbar in Sikandra; An architectural section view showing the interior and structural layout of the Taj Mahal; The Masjid of Wazir Ali Khan (Wazir Khan Mosque). The present lot, bound in a gilt-tooled green leather album, is a 20th-century series of architectural studies depicting India's most iconic monuments. Many of these views appear to be after the renowned painter Ghulam 'Ali Khan, one of the foremost painters in Delhi in the first half of the 19th century, employed by the royal households of both Akbar II (reg. 1806-37) and Bahadur Shah II. As this album dates from the 20th century, its paintings could be called 'revival', as they refer to a later resurgence in the production of architectural studies produced by Indian artists working for British civil servants, military officers, surveyors and travellers during the period of the East India Company (circa 1770-1850). Earlier works documented India's architecture, landscapes, monuments, people and daily life at a time when photography had yet to become widespread. Later works often revisited the most iconic views of India's celebrated landmarks. This example retains much of the meticulous detail and precision of the earlier tradition while embracing a more decorative aesthetic, better suited for the expanding tourist market of the 20th century. Condition Report: The binding of the album restored.