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A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan, 1830 (w/c on...

A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan, 1830 (w/c on paper)
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A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan, 1830 (w/c on paper)
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Artist
Shaik Muhammad Amir of Karraya (fl.1830-50) / Indian
Location
British Library, London, UK
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date
1830 AD (C19th AD)
Dimensions
33.5x74 cms
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Watercolour with a black painted border of a view of Government House and Esplanade Row from the Maidan at Calcutta, in West Bengal, by Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, c.1830. The image is inscribed in ink below, with numbers corresponding to those on the painting, from left to right: 'Steam Engine for Water. Ships lying in the Hoogly R. 5 Supreme Court. 8 Advocate General's Residence. 4 Town Hall. Esplanade. The Treasury. 9 Gt. Ho. Gateway. 2 Cathedral Spire. 7 Loudoun Buildings. No. 1 Government House. 3 Scots Church. Road to Alipore used for the Evening Drive. 6 Bengal Club House. Mahmud Ameer pinxit. Pinxit' (followed by in nasta'liq)' Muhammad Amir musavvir.', and in pencil below (twice): 'City of Calcutta.'

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From the British Library archive / Bridgeman Images
Image keywords
India / Asia / Calcutta / indian / government house / Esplanade Row / maidan / pedestrians / Hooghly River / hoogly / esplanade / Painting / Mzpainting

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