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131. 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)
Scope & Content:
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

132. Add Or 4889

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Add Or 4889
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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

133. Add Or 4914

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Add Or 4914
Title:
A Visnu temple on the bank of a river with river craft at Ghysabad. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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A Vishnu temple on the bank of a river with river craft. Inscribed below in pencil and ink: ‘Rajah Devee Sing’s Bykoonth at Ghysabad’ 217 by 340 mm. Note: Ghysabad is seven miles north of Murshidabad on the Bhagirathi. Watercolour of a Vishnu temple on the Bhagirathi River from an album of m...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1820-1821
Extent:
1 Item

134. Add Or 4732

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Add Or 4732
Title:
Allahabad fort seen from the Jhusi shore, the Jumna to the left and the Ganges to the right. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
Allahabad fort, the Jumna to the left and the Ganges to the right, with some of the boats being hauled round into the latter by the boatmen. Inscribed below: ‘Fort of Allahabad at the Confluence of the Rivers Ganges and Jumna.’ 380 by 528 mm. Watercolour of Allahabad fort from 'Views by Seeta...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item

135. Add Or 4758

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Add Or 4758
Title:
The simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
Scope & Content:
The simple grave of Asaf al-Daula under a canopy inside the Imambara, with parties of imams reading the Koran, another in a wooden and gilt ‘minbar’, and a ‘Ta’zia’ beyond. The hall is brilliantly lit with coloured girandoles attached to the parapet beneath the ceiling, and by three rows of cha...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1814-1815
Extent:
1 Item