Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate of Fort William, Calcutta, from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Prinsep’s Ghat and Water Gate from the right bank of the Hooghly with river craft and a three masted EIC troopship. 23 by 66 cm.
Busy riverside scene, Calcutta, with a new civil servant being carried ashore. His boxes are being piled up on the bank and a palanquin awaits him. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874)
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Busy riverside scene with a civil servant being carried ashore. His boxes are being piled up on the bank and a palanquin awaits him. Inscribed: ‘The landing of a griffen at Calcutta. WP. Sep. 1822’. Pen and ink with water-colour; 16.5 by 24.3 cm Purchased 1992.