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P100
- Record Id:
- 032-003264956
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003264956
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181445.0x00057d
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100136944300.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- P100
- Title:
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'St John's Church'. Drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell. Views of Calcutta, published Calcutta 1786-88, No. 12, 1788. Artist(s): Daniell, Thomas (1749-1840)
- Scope & Content:
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Coloured etching with aquatint of St John's Church in Calcutta by Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) no.12 from his 'Views of Calcutta' published in 1788. St John's church was completed in 1787. The design by Lieutenant James Agg of the Bengal Engineers was based on James Gibb's St Martin-in-the-Fields in London. Several distinguished people were buried in the churchyard seen on the left. They include Job Charnock, the founder of Calcutta who died in 1692. St John's Church was altered in 1797 and in 1811.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Tree:
- [{ "id" : "032-003264956", "parent" : "#", "text" : "P100: 'St John's Church'. Drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell. Views of Calcutta, published Calcutta 1786-88, No. 12, 1788. Artist(s): Daniell,…" , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} }]
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003264956
- Is part of:
- not applicable
- Hierarchy:
- 032-003264956
- Container:
- not applicable
- Record Type (Level):
- Fonds
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100136944300.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1788
- End Date:
- 1788
- Date Range:
- 1788
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- User Conditions:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: etching; coloured; aquatint. 39.5 x 52 cm.
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)