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Add Or 4786

Record Id:

040-003278621

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003278523

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002348

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100146889866.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

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Add Or 4786

Title:

The channel of 'Ali Mardan Khan's canal at Karnal, with the encampment of the Raja of Patiala, Punjab on either side of it. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)

Scope & Content:

The channel of ‘Ali Mardan Khan’s canal at Karnal, with the encampment of the Raja of Patiala on either side of it.

Inscribed below: ‘Rajah of Putteala’s Camp at Kurnaul and Channel of the ancient Canal of Ali Mardan Khan.’

390 by 590 mm.

Watercolour of the canal of Ali Mardan Khan at Karnal from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Mohumdy to Gheen Vol. V' 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.

Karnal, is believed to be founded and named after Karna, a rival of Arjuna in the epic Mahabarata. Karnal is also important in Mughal history, as the site of the scene of Emperor Muhammad Shah's defeat by the Persian invader Nadir Shah in 1739. In 1805, the Britsh took over Karnal and constructed a cantonment, which they occupied until 1841. View of the channel of 'Ali Mardan Khan's canal at Karnal, with the encampment of the Raja of Patiala on either side of it.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Project / Collection:

Hastings Albums

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003278523
040-003278621

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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 4786 : The channel of 'Ali Mardan Khan's canal at Karnal, with the encampment of the Raja of Patiala, Punjab on either side of it.…

Hierarchy:

032-003278523[0098]/040-003278621

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Record Type (Level):

File

Extent:

1 Item

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Styles:

Bengal style
Calcutta style
Eastern India style

Start Date:

1815

End Date:

1815

Date Range:

1815

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