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Views in Calcutta

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Date

1788

Artist

Print after Thomas Daniell (1749-1840)

Collection

Image Link

http://www.britishmuseum.org/research/collection_online/collection_object_details.aspx?objectId=3140824

Additional Makers

Print maker - Thomas Daniell; Publisher - Thomas Daniell

Description

Plate 11; the Old Government House; a neo-classical building decorated with classical urns on the roof and along a lower level which extends in wings to the left and right with a balustrade, forming a balcony for the main building; carriages, a line of guards and other people gathered on the grass in front. 1788. Hand-coloured etching and aquatint.

Inscription

Lettered in the lower left of the image 'T Daniell fec. Calcutta 1788 No. 11'

Image Licence

CC BY-NC-SA 4.0

Image Credit

image © Trustees of the British Museum

Location

Kolkata, West Bengal, India

Country

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Elephants
Public Spaces
Social Life
Government Buildings
Camels

Category

Landscapes & Seascapes

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