The Taj Mahal, Agra, from the river showing the mausoleum, mosque and assembly hall.By a Delhi or Agra artist, c.1820-30.Inscribed on original mount: ‘The Taj Mahal by an Indian artist, about 1828. The drawing belonged to the late Colonel James Arden Crommelin R.E. of Darjeeling’ (1801-93); on back of picture: ‘The Tahje Mahl at Agra. Drawn by a Native’; also descriptive notes.Water-colour; 9.5 by 13 ins. Indian ink border and double rules. Water-mark of 1817.Presented by Miss Estelle Blyth, grand-daughter of Colonel Crommelin, 26 November 1942.Note: Colonel Crommelin served in the Bengal Engineers 1820-43 (for drawings by him, see under James Arden Crommelin).He probably acquired this drawing, as well as Add.Or.341, during his early years in India. Although the family’s inscription mentions the year 1828, the 1817 water-mark would suggest a slightly earlier date.