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Place Calcutta, West Bengal, India Level [32] Fonds

1. Add Or 3309

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 3309
Title:
The North front of Government House, Calcutta, with the Marquess of Hastings leaving in a carriage
Scope & Content:
The North front of Government House, Calcutta, with the Marquess of Hastings leaving in a carriage, his bodyguard accompanying him. On the right a gateway of Government House with Fort William and its telegraph mast in the background; on the left another gateway and part of Chowringhee Road. B...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1820
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 4151

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4151
Title:
A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan. Artist(s): Muhammad Amir, Shaikh, of Karraya (fl.1830s-40s)
Scope & Content:
A view of Government House and Esplanade Row, Calcutta, from the Maidan. By Shaikh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, c.1830. 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 Advocat...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1830
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 4241

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4241
Title:
A view of Fort William, Calcutta, from the river
Scope & Content:
A view of Fort William from the river, showing the Water Gate, the Flagstaff in the centre with the Royal Barracks behind, and the Telegraph Tower to the right. Above the Royal Barracks may be seen the tops of the four towers of St. Peter’s church. By a Calcutta artist, 1825-30. Pencil, pen ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1825-1830
Extent:
1 Item

4. EAP262/1

Reference (shelfmark):
EAP262/1
Title:
Collection of two rare newspapers presently housed at the Centre for Studies in Social Sciences, Calcutta: Amrita Bazar Patrika and Jugantar Patrika. (1870-1980)
Scope & Content:
Two newspapers; Amrita Bazar Patrika started publishing as a Bengali language weekly from Jessore, then transformed to a bi-lingual weekly from 1870 and transferred to Calcutta in the same year. From 1878, following the Vernacular Press (Regulation) Act, the newspaper started publishing as an En...
Collection Area:
Endangered Archives Programme
Languages:
Bengali and English
Date Range:
1870-1980
Extent:
Two newspapers: 187477 TIFF images

5. Foster 97

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 97
Title:
Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Bishop of Calcutta 1822-26. A half-length figure, in episcopal robes, with a cap in the right hand., and with in the background St John's Church, Calcutta. Artist(s): Phillips, Thomas (1770-1845)
Scope & Content:
Reginald Heber (1783-1826), Bishop of Calcutta 1822-26, c.1822 A half-length figure, in episcopal robes, with a cap in the right hand. A red curtain is draped in the background and in the distance on the left can be seen St. John’s Church, Calcutta, and palm trees. 14 by 12 ins (35.5 by 30.5 ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1822
Extent:
1 Item

6. Foster 802

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 802
Title:
Medical College Hospital, Calcutta. Colonnaded building with pediment and flight of steps. Artist(s): Varley, John, the younger (1850-1933)
Scope & Content:
Medical College Hospital, Calcutta. Painted 1884 Colonnaded building with pediment and flight of steps. A crowd of Indians with camels in the foreground; carts to the right. Inscribed: ‘John Varley '84’ 30 by 48 ins (76 by 122 cms) Presented by the Indian Institute, June 1962 The foundati...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1884
Extent:
1 Item

7. Foster 851

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 851
Title:
View up Old Court House Street towards St Andrew’s Church, Calcutta. Artist(s): Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856)
Scope & Content:
View up Old Court House Street towards St. Andrew’s Church, 1819-20. Oil on canvas, 58 by 84 cms. Purchased 1988. Literature: M. Archer and T. Falk ‘India Revealed: the Art and Adventures of James and William Fraser 1801-35,’ London, 1989; J.P. Losty, ‘Calcutta City of Palaces’ (London, 1990)...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1819-1820
Extent:
1 Item

8. Foster 978

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 978
Title:
The mosque on the corner of Chowringhee Road and the Dhurrumtollah in Calcutta, completed by Prince Ghulam Muhammad in 1842, with the Dhurrumtollah Bazaar in front. A Kali-puja procession is in the foreground, as are various forms of conveyances.. Artist(s): Prinsep, William (1794-1874), attributed to
Scope & Content:
PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874), attributed to For Prinsep’s water-colours, see PRINSEP, WILLIAM (1794-1874). His few known oil paintings seem to be the product of his years of retirement after 1842. This is probably an early example, earlier than such works as his view of Prinsep’s Ghat (‘The R...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1840-1845
Extent:
1 Item

9. Foster 1066

Reference (shelfmark):
Foster 1066
Title:
The Durga Puja being celebrated on the River Hugli, Calcutta, 1875. Artist(s): Palmer, George Gidley (1830-1905)
Scope & Content:
Painting of a night scene, showing Durga Puja festivities on the River Hughli, Calcutta. Painted in 1882, based on a drawing taken in 1875. Signed and dated on lower right corner: 'G.G. Palmer, 1882' Handwritten on verso in pencil: 'Scene on the Hooghly during the Durgha Poojah from a sketch ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1882
Extent:
1 Item

10. P17

Reference (shelfmark):
P17
Title:
'A view of Government House from the eastward'. Coloured aquatint after J. B. Fraser. Plate 3 of Views of Calcutta, published Smith Elder & Co, London, 1824-26. Artist(s): Havell, Robert (1793-1878), after Fraser, James Baillie (1783-1856)
Scope & Content:
Exhibited: India Moderna, IVAM Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, 11 December 2008 - 15 February 2009. Published: 'India Moderna,' (Valencia:IVAM Institut Valencia d'Art Modern, 2008), p.32.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1824-1826
Extent:
1 Item