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Description: | Watercolour of Raja Birbal's house at Fathpur Sikri from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Tughlikabad to Secundra Vol. VIII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r.1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15.
Idealised view of Raja Birbal's house at Fathpur Sikri. The building is situated at the north-west corner of the Jodh Bai Palace within the Mughal Emperor Akbar's city-palace complex. The Birbal Bhavan, or Birbal's House, was part of the Imperial Harem and housed the Emperor's senior queens, Ruqayya Begum and Salima Sultan Begum. Built in 1571 it is a two-storeyed building with delicate carvings covering the building both inside and out. Some of the motifs are taken from the Hindu temple tradition, others are Islamic, such as the arched niches and geometric patterns. Inscribed below: 'Beerbool's Daughter's House at Futtipoor Seehnee.' | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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