Moorshidabad
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Moorshidabad is a 1830 by Robert Captain Smith, a Romanticism work, depicting Allahabad, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a quiet waterfront scene with a small boat floating near the shore. A few people stand by a set of wide stone steps that lead up to a pavilion with columns. Behind them, palm trees and buildings sit on a rocky cliff, while a tower with arched windows rises to the right. The artist focused on the mix of nature and human-made structures, blending them smoothly. The word "Moorshidabad" is written at the bottom, hinting at a specific place. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
A drawing by Captain Robert Smith depicts Murshidabad as viewed from the Hoogly River. Created between 1828 and 1845, the work is part of a larger collection of 65 mounted pencil illustrations from Smith’s travels in Hindustan, recorded in a journal format. The series documents journeys along the Ganges and visits to cities such as Cawnpore, Delhi, Agra, and Lucknow. The drawing was later donated to a collection by W. M. Biden in 1915.
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Robert Captain Smith (1792–1882) was an artist, born in Dublin.
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