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Place Vārānasi, India Level [40] File

1. Add Or 4717

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Add Or 4717
Title:
A group of temples at Rajghat at Benares. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
A group of temples at Rajghat at Benares, the junction of the river Barna with the Ganges, principally the Adi Keshava and Sangamesvara temples. Inscribed below: ‘Temple of Bissennauth. at Benares on the confluence of the great Ganges and meeleh’ [‘scil.’ nullah] ‘leading to Secrole.’ 320 by 4...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

2. Add Or 4718

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Add Or 4718
Title:
The cluster of temples at the Rajghat sangam. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The cluster of temples at the Rajghat ‘ sangam’ with the minarets of Aurangzeb’s mosque in Benares visible in the far distance. Inscribed below: ‘View of the same to the West.’ 358 by 520 mm. Watercolour of Rajghat in Varanasi (Benares) on the Ganges river from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Patn...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

3. Add Or 4719

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Add Or 4719
Title:
The ghats at Benares: Dasasvamedh Ghat and the temples just downstream. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The ghats at Benares: Dasasvamedh Ghat and the temples just downstream from it, the river very high. Inscribed below: ‘Temple of Rajah Dusserrauth at Benares with the House he lived in to the left.’ 352 by 522 mm. Watercolour of Varanasi's Dashashvamedh Ghat on the Ganges river from 'Views by...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

4. Add Or 4720

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Add Or 4720
Title:
The river frontage at Benares with the Panchganga Ghat in the centre and Aurangzeb's mosque rising above it. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The river frontage at Benares with the Panchganga Ghat in the centre and Aurangzeb’s mosque rising above it. Inscribed below: ‘Benares.- Musgid built by Aurnuzebe and the Minaret belonging to it.’ 320 by 495 mm. Watercolour of Varanasi's Panchaganga Ghat on the Ganges river from 'Views by See...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

5. Add Or 4721

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4721
Title:
Part of the ghats at Benares with the minarets in the distance. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
Part of the ghats at Benares with the minarets in the distance on the right. Inscribed below: ‘View of Benares from the East with Rajeghaut to the left.’ 320 by 505 mm. Note: The inscription is wrong. Rajghat is on the eastern extremity of Benares, and the view is in fact downriver towards t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

6. Add Or 4722

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4722
Title:
Part of the ghats at Benares. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
Part of the ghats at Benares. Inscribed below: ‘Another view of Benares with Munkunca Ghaut to the left and a Mundell dedicated to Mahadeo to the Right.’ 320 by 503 mm. Watercolour of Varanasi ghats along the Ganges River from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Benares to Nazibghur Vol. III' produced f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

7. Add Or 4723

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Add Or 4723
Title:
Exterior of a temple at Benares. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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Exterior of a temple at Benares: a courtyard with a pink sandstone gateway. Above and further back is a gallery or ‘naubatkhana’ with drums lying ready. Inscribed below: ‘Rohillabye ka Mundell with a Nobutkhanah the west Door of Entrance.’ 245 by 337 mm. Watercolour of a temple in Varanasi f...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

8. Add Or 4724

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Add Or 4724
Title:
The facade of an 18th century building at Benares. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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The facade of an 18th century building at Benares, the doorway and its surrounding wall filling the entire page. Inscribed below: ‘Rajah Dussernauth’s Mundell at Dusser Soomere near Benares.’ 250 by 343 mm. Watercolour of a building facade in Varanasi from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Benares to ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

9. Add Or 4725

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4725
Title:
Architectural drawing of a window at Benares. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
Architectural drawing of a window at Benares with a ‘jali’ surmounted by a ‘torana’. Inscribed below: ‘A Door of the Temple of Mohadeo at Benares. Descriptive of its particular Architecture’ 238 by 190 mm. Watercolour of a window in Varanasi from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Benares to Nazibghur...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

10. Add Or 4726

Reference (shelfmark):
Add Or 4726
Title:
The spire and dome of a temple at Benares. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The spire and dome of a temple at Benares seen over the courtyard wall, with a large gateway and multi-storeyed house beside it. Inscribed below: ‘Another view of the Temple of Mohadeo and suburbs of Benares to the west.’ 244 by 349 mm. Watercolour of a temple in Varanasi from 'Views by Seet...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item