Taj Majal
Watercolour, 51.1 x 67.1 cm, anonymous, 19th century
Wellcome Collection, London

Although the painter of this work is unknown, it has been concluded that it was executed by an Indian artist, possibly between 1800 and 1899. The Taj Mahal, a white marble tomb in Agra, was built by Shah Jahan, the grief-stricken Mughal emperor, for his wife, Mumtaz Mahal, in the 17th-century. It remains an important landmark to India, and a testament to love, and a bygone era.