Two side views of Mumtaz Mahal's cenotaph and the Emperor's tomb, Company School, circa 1810

watercolour or wove paper, each watermarked 'J. Whatman', the Mumtaz Mahal cenotaph dated 1804

The Emperor's Tomb: Ex-Edmonstone Family Collection, Dunreath Castle, Scotland

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The Mumtaz Mahal cenotaph: 'Tomb of the Empress'

For a comparable painting of Mumtaz Mahal's cenotaph, see E. Koch, The Complete Taj Mahal, Thames & Hudson, London, 2006, fig.241.