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Foster 881
- Record Id:
- 032-003264734
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003264734
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x00049f
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 881
- Title:
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Half-length portrait of Major-General John Garstin (1756-1820), Bengal Engineers. Artist(s): Opie, John (1761-1807)
- Scope & Content:
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Half-length portrait of Major-General John Garstin (1756-1820), Bengal Engineers, wearing his army red coat. He is still comparatively young.
Oil on canvas, 74 by 62 cms.
Purchased 1995.
The portrait must have been painted in England when Garstin was on furlough between 1798 and 1803.
John Garstin is best known as the architect of Calcutta Town Hall which was commenced in 1807 and completed in 1813 . Two years later a number of defects were discovered in the structure and Garstin was obliged to pay for all the repairs, although it was acknowledged that some of the damage had been caused by the soil conditions of the site.
Garstin was also responsible for the building of the great granary at Bankipore, and although he has often been ridiculed for the design, with the doors opening inwards, he was not actually the architect, merely in charge of the construction. His final report however made no mention of the error.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Oil Paintings
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003264734", "parent" : "#", "text" : "Foster 881: Half-length portrait of Major-General John Garstin (1756-1820), Bengal Engineers. Artist(s): Opie, John (1761-1807)" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003264734
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003264734
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1798
- End Date:
- 1803
- Date Range:
- 1798-1803
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: oil paint; canvas
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Garstin, John, Major-General, 1756-1820
Opie, John, 1761-1807 - Subjects:
- Portraits