'City of Benares'. Plate 13 of C.R. Forrest's 'A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India', London, 1824. Artist(s): Sutherland, Thomas (b. 1785), after Forrest, Charles Rammus (d. 1827)
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'City of Benares'. Plate 13 of C.R. Forrest's 'A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India', London, 1824.. Artist(s): Sutherland, Thomas (b. 1785), after Forrest, Charles Rammus (d. 1827)
The Bernar Pagoda Benares. From the Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India; comprising twenty-two engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A., and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D. 1835. Artist(s): Wallis, R. (1794-1878), after Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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The Bernar Pagoda Benares. From the Oriental Annual, or Scenes in India; comprising twenty-two engravings from original drawings by William Daniell, R.A., and a descriptive account by the Rev. Hobart Caunter, B.D. 1835.. Artist(s): Wallis, R. (1794-1878), after Daniell, William (1769-1837)
A ruined bridge near Benares (U.P.). 13 December 1789. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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A ruined bridge near Benares (U.P.). 13 December 1789. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Near Benares’; in ink: ‘9’. Pencil and wash; 10.5 by 15.75 ins. Purchased 8 June 1953. Note: The Puran Pul, the ruined Mughal bridge over the river Barna on the road from Benares north past Sarnath. The bri...
Near Shivala Ghat, Benares (U.P.). 17 December 1789. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Near Sivala Ghat, Benares (U.P.). 17 November 1789. Inscribed on back in pencil: ‘Near Sewalla Gaut, Banaris, No.13’; in ink: ‘Nr 6. Near Shuwallah Gaut, Benares.’ Pencil and wash; 14.5 by 19 ins. Purchased 8 June 1953.
The city of Benares (U.P.) from Amrit Rao's Ghat to the Munshi Ghat. 22 November 1789.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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The ghats on the river front at Benares from Amrit Rao's Ghat to the Munshi Ghat. 22 November 1789. Inscribed on front of mount in pencil: ‘Part of the City of Bernares’; on back in ink: ‘Nr 49. Part of the City of Bernares.’ Water-colour; 15 by 21.25 ins. Purchased 8 June 1953.
View of the ghats and Aurangzeb’s Mosque, Benares (U.P.). 17 December 1819. Artist(s): Cates, James S. (fl. 1815-1819)
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View of the ghats and Aurangzeb’s Mosque, Benares (U.P.). 17 December 1819. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Minarets at Benares. James S. Cates. 87th Regt Pinxt. December 17th, 1819.’ Watercolour painting of Aurangzeb's Mosque and the ghats at Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh by James S. C...
Shivala Ghat, Benares (U.P.), with the Daniells' budgerow and a morpunkhi on the river. Original sketch taken 17 or 22 November 1789.. Artist(s): Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Water-colour painting of Shivala Ghat at Benares (now known as Varanasi) in Uttar Pradesh with the Daniells' budgerow and a 'morpunkhi' on the river by Thomas (1749-1840) and William (1769-1837) Daniell in 1789. The original sketch was taken 17 or 22 November 1789, by William Daniell. Inscribe...
A prospect view of the city of Benares spread out along the bank of the Ganges from Shivala Ghat to Aurangzeb's mosque, with the camp of the Mughal Emperor, Shah 'Alam II, on the right bank of the river.
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A prospect view of the city of Benares spread out along the bank of the Ganges from Shivala Ghat to Aurangzeb's mosque, with the camp of the Mughal Emperor, Shah 'Alam II, on the right bank of the river. 1765. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘The Famous and Ancient City of Benares with a View of th...
Stele with a standing ithyphallic image, probably originally a Harihara, since Garuda and Nandi are both in attendance below. 17-20 December 1789.. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840), and Daniell, William (1769-1837)
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Stele with a standing ithyphallic image, probably originally a Harihara, since Garuda and Nandi are both in attendance below, but the artist has not differentiated the two sides of the image, while the attributes are unclear apart from a ‘trisula’ and a ‘cakra’. 17-20 December 1789. Inscribed ...