Set of two prints from "`Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore"

a) Haraden after James Hunter
Ourry Droogam, The Head of the Pass into the Barrah Mauhi
1805
Original hand-coloured aquatint on paper
12.2 x 15.2 in (38.6 x 40 cm)

"Folio 34 from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter(d.1792). This aquatint is based on a picture by Hunter. It shows one of the hill forts encountered by British troops, probably during the Third Mysore War (1792). During the latter half of the 18th Century, large areas of southern India were controlled by Haider Ali Khan (c.1722 - 1782) and his son, Tipu Sultan (1753 -1799), who ruled from their capital at Seringapatam. The 4 Anglo-Mysore wars produced a spate of publications and paintings portraying and describing events of the various campaigns. Hunter served as a Lieutenant in the Royal Artillery and his sketches portrayed aspects of military and everyday life". (Source: British Library Board)

b) J C Stadler after James Hunter
The Mysore Gate at Bangalore
1804
Original hand-coloured aquatint on paper
11 x 13.5 in (27.9 x 34.29 cm)

"Plate fourteen from 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore' by James Hunter (d.1792). This aquatint, which is based on an original composition by Hunter, shows the Mysore Gate of the fort at Bangalore. Originally built in 1537, the fort was rebuilt out of dressed stone in 1761 by the king of Mysore, Haidar Ali (c.1722 -1782). Most of Haidar Ali's original stone fort is now gone. In the lower right corner of this picture a man is seen sketching. Perhaps this is a self portrait of James Hunter". (Source: British Library Board)

(Set of two)

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