Palace of the Rajah of Tassisudon [art original]

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Title: Palace of the Rajah of Tassisudon [art original]
Creator: Griffith, Moses, Jr., artist
Published / Created: [1798]
Publication Place: England?
Abstract: View of Tashicho Dzong, the fortress of the Deb Rejah in the Thimpu valley. On the right is the Deb's villa atop a low hill; below the villa flows the Thimphu River. Several smaller structures are visible between the villa and the river bank
Description: Title lettered in ink below image.
Statement of responsibility written ink in below image, in lower left.
Place of production based on the country of residence and death date of Richard Bull, who owned and likely assembled the album in which this drawing was found.
Formerly laid in at page 123 in an album containing 402 pages, bound in red morocco leather with single gilt ruled line; spine stamped in gold "Drawings." Now disassembled and matted separately: Bull, R. Scrapbook of drawings. [England], [not after 1806].
Matted to 49 x 37 cm.
Original case shelved separately.
Provenance: Merian drawings purchased by Richard Bull from the collection of Doctor Fothergill (1712-1780). Album purchased by W.S. Lewis at the Julia Swinburne and Lady Jane Ashburnham sale, Sotheby's, lot 426, 20 July 1954.
Extent: 1 drawing : sheet 9.1 x 14.7 cm
Language: English

Genre: Views
Watercolors British 18th century
Material: watercolor ; and wove paper.
Resource Type: still image
Subject (Geographic): Thimphu (Bhutan)
Subject (Topic): Castles & palaces
Subjects: Thimphu (Bhutan)
Castles & palaces
British > 18th century
Bull, Richard, 1725-1806 > Ownership

Access: Public
Rights: The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
Citation: Moses Griffith Jr. Palace of the Rajah of Tassisudon. The Lewis Walpole Library, Yale University.