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Add Or 4826
- Record Id:
- 040-003278532
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003278523
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x0022ef
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100146890155.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add Or 4826
- Title:
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A view of the Red Fort Palace in Delhi (mostly imaginary) from the top of the Lahore Gate, with the river Jumna beyond. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)
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A view of the Red Fort Palace in Delhi (mostly imaginary) from the top of the Lahore Gate, with the river Jumna beyond.
Inscribed below: ‘Bird’s Eye view of Delhi from the Gate of the Fort.’
348 by 520 mm.
Watercolour of the Red Fort in Delhi from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Delhi to Tughlikabad Vol. VII' produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1814-15. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r. 1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his journey from Calcutta to Delhi between 1814-15.
A view of the Red Fort Palace in Delhi (mostly imaginary) from the top of the Lahore Gate, with the river Jumna beyond. Red Fort or Lal Qila, was constructed by Shah Jahan (r. 1627-1658) for his new city Shahjahanabad. The Lahore gate was one of the main entrances to the fort and is composed of a central arch with side towers. The octogonal shaped fort complex is surrounded by high fortification walls of red sandstone which reach between 18-33 m in height. Key buildings inside the fort include the Diwan-i-Am (Hall of Public Audience), the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience), Moti Masjid, and the Khas Mahal (private chambers of the emperor).
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Hastings Albums
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003278523
040-003278532 - Is part of:
- Add Or 4698-5221, WD4396-4406 : THE HASTINGS ALBUMS 25 albums of drawings by Indian, Chinese and British artists collected by the Earl of…
Add Or 4826 : A view of the Red Fort Palace in Delhi (mostly imaginary) from the top of the Lahore Gate, with the river Jumna beyond. Artist(s):… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003278523[0009]/040-003278532
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Add Or 4698-5221, WD4396-4406
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100146890155.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Bengal style
Calcutta style
Eastern India style - Start Date:
- 1815
- End Date:
- 1815
- Date Range:
- 1815
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour
- Publications:
- J. P. Losty, Sita Ram's painted views of India : Lord Hastings's journey from Calcutta to the Punjab, 1814-15 (London: Thames and Hudson, 2015).
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)