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1. Add Or 4886

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Add Or 4886
Title:
View of the Qadam Rasul mosque within the Fort at Gaur. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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View of the Qadam Rasul mosque within the Fort at Gaur. Inscribed below: ‘Musgid at Gour called Padshahka Musgid.’ 362 by 456 mm. Watercolour of Qadum Rasul mosque at Gaur from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Malda to Gunga Pursaad Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hasting...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1817
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 4887

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Add Or 4887
Title:
The interior of the Qadam Rasul mosque enshrining the Prophet's footprint at Gaur. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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The interior of the Qadam Rasul mosque enshrining the Prophet’s footprint at Gaur. Inscribed below: ‘Kuddum Russool in the Interior of the Musgid.’ 257 by 340 mm. Watercolour of Qadum Rasul mosque at Gaur from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Malda to Gunga Pursaad Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1817
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 4888

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Add Or 4888
Title:
The five storeyed tower at Gaur known as the Pir Asa Minar or Firoz Shah Minar. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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The five storeyed tower at Gaur known as the Pir Asa Minar or Firoz Shah Minar, with a Palas tree, ‘Butea frondosa,’ in brilliant salmon-pink flower in the foreground. Inscribed below: ‘Minar at Gour and the Pullass Tree or Butea frondosa.’ 362 by 450 mm. Watercolour of the Firuz Minar at Gau...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1817
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 4889

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Add Or 4889
Title:
The walls of Gaur, with a tank in which elephants are bathing, and Lord Hastings' encampment in the foreground. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The walls of Gaur, with a tank in which elephants are bathing, and Lord Hastings’ encampment in the foreground. Inscribed below: ‘Walls of the old Fort at Gour and part of Lord Hastings Camp in front.’ 362 by 452 mm. Watercolour of the walls at Gaurfrom 'Views by Seeta Ram from Malda to Gunga...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1817
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 4890

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4890
Title:
The walls of Gaur, with heaps of bricks lying around. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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The walls of Gaur, with heaps of bricks lying around. Inscribed below: ‘Another view of the walls of the old Fort at Gour.’ 362 by 455 mm. Watercolour of the walls at Gaur from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Malda to Gunga Pursaad Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hasting...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1817
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 4891

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Add Or 4891
Title:
A ruined chattri by a tank looking out to a distant prospect. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
A ruined chattri by a tank looking out to a distant prospect. Inscribed below: ‘Old Tank at Gour.’ 361 by 456 mm. Watercolour of a ruined chattri from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Malda to Gunga Pursaad Vol. II' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 181...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1817
Extent:
1 Item

7. WD331

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WD331
Title:
Capital of a column in the Golden Mosque (Sona Masjid), Gaur (Bengal). Artist(s): Francklin, William (1763-1839)
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Capital of a column in the Golden Mosque (Sona Masjid), Gaur (Bengal). 1810. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Capital of a column at the Soonah Musjid at Gour - drawn on the spot A.D. 1810. Facsimile. The Original in my possession. W.F. Sung Moosah’; on back in pencil: ‘4’. Indian ink and water...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1810
Extent:
1 Item

8. WD332

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WD332
Title:
Designs of 6 enamelled bricks from Gaur (Bengal). Artist(s): Francklin, William (1763-1839)
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Designs of 6 enamelled bricks from Gaur (Bengal). 1810-11. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Specimens of Enammelled (sic) bricks at Gour. Facsimile. A.D. 1810-11. W.F.’; on back in pencil:’ 5.’ Water-colour; 19 by 28.5 ins.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1810-1811
Extent:
1 Item

9. WD337

Reference (shelfmark):
WD337
Title:
Tower among ruins, Gaur (Bengal). Artist(s): Colebrooke, Robert Hyde (1762-1808)
Scope & Content:
The Firoz Shah Minar, a tower among ruins, Gaur (Bengal). 1794. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘R.H.C. delt. 1794. The City of Gour in Bengal possesses within its walls and neighbourhood a series of ruins, principally mosques etc’.; on back in pencil:’ View of an Ancient Tower in the Ruins of Gour...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1794
Extent:
1 Item

10. WD2414

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WD2414
Title:
Ancient tower among the ruins of Gaur (Bengal). Artist(s): Davis, Samuel (1756/7-1819)
Scope & Content:
Ancient tower among the ruins of Gaur (Bengal). c.1791. Inscribed: ‘S. Davis’. Water-colour; 22 by 19 ins. Cirumstances of acquisition unrecorded. Note: Gaur was the capital of Bengal under its ancient Hindu Kings, and after about A.D. 1200 under Muslim rulers. The ruins were frequently ex...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1791
Extent:
1 Item