Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Lieutenant James Hunter, died 1792, British
Title:
Tipu Sultan's Summer Palace
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on moderately thick, moderately textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 11 9/16 × 18 13/16 inches (29.3 × 47.8 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, lower center: "N. Front of the Palace Bangalore"; inscribed on verso in graphite, upper left: "20"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "the N. Front | A View of Tippoos Palace at Bangalore Feby. 92."; upper right: "No. 5"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1974.12.1168
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
courtyard | figures | columns | palace | tree | soldiers | architectural subject
Associated Places:
India | Bangalore
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:11802