Perspective view of the south elevation of the Viceroy's House (now known as Rashtrapati Bhavan), New Delhi, India

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Perspective view of the south elevation of the Viceroy's House (now known as Rashtrapati Bhavan), New Delhi, India
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  • Title :     Perspective view of the south elevation of the Viceroy's House (now known as Rashtrapati Bhavan), New Delhi, India
  • Artist:     William Walcot Artist Sir Edwin Landseer Lutyens Architect Herbert Baker Architect
  • Accession:     TD1992.165.1
  • Country:     Great Britain London
  • Date:     1914
  • Dimensions:     Inches 25-1/4 49-3/8 2-1/2 Dimensions, framed Inches 18-3/8 42-15/16 Dimensions, unframed, Centimeters 64.1 125.4 6.4 Dimensions, framed Centimeters 46.7 109.1 Dimensions, unframed
  • Collection:     Object
  • Category:     Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
  • Collection Theme:     Colonialism
  • Subject:     Architecture/Architectural Design , Colonialism
  • Credit Line:     The Wolfsonian–Florida International University, Miami Beach, Florida, The Mitchell Wolfson, Jr. Collection
  • URL:     TD1992.165.1.JPG
  • Tags:     Colonialism~Architecture~Prints, Drawings, and Photographs
Description:
Gouache, graphite and ink on paper design drawing of the southern perspective of the Viceroy's House in New Delhi, India; depicts the central dome of the house and the multiple towers and domes which flank it are set against a gray sky; the windows, arches, doors and colonnades which punctuate the imposing facade of the house are shown in detail in the rendering; the foreground is dominated by rows of trees which indicate the placement of the Viceregal forecourt and gardens.