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Oriental Field Sports / The Ganges breaking its banks, with fishing etc.

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Date

1806

Artist

Print after William-Samuel Howitt (c. 1765-1822)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3054081

Additional Makers

Print maker - Henri Merke; Publisher - Edward Orme; After - Capt Thomas Williamson

Description

River landscape with falls in foreground, birds in panic around a snake at left and men fishing at right, houses flooded so that only their rooves are visible beyond. 1806. Hand-coloured aquatint.

Inscription

Lettered below image with title in English and French, production detail: "Saml. Howitt del from the orginal design of Captn. Thos. Williamson", "Edwd. Orme Excudit", "H. Merke sculpt." and publication line: "Published & Sold Septr. 1 1805 by Edwd. Orme, Printseller to His Majesty 59 Bond Street, London"

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

River Ganges, India

Country

Medium

Tags

Snakes
Waterfalls
Rivers
Reptiles
Landscapes
People
Fishing
Residential Buildings
Birds

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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