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Record Id:

040-003279189

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-003279188

MDARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x002580

LARK:

ark:/81055/vdc_100146891033.0x000001

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ISAD(G)

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Add Or 5353

Title:

The old palace buildings within the fort along the riverside at Monghyr (Bihar).. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)

Scope & Content:

The old palace buildings within the fort along the riverside at Monghyr (Bihar). 1814.

Inscribed below (cut out from original backing paper): ‘Riverside at Monghir’.

Water-colour; 243 by 343 mm.

Note: Originally pl. 20 from the dispersed volume ‘Views by Seeta Ram from Moorsheedabad to Patna. Vol.’ ‘I.’

Watercolour of palace buildings in Bihar originally from 'Views by Seeta Ram from Moorsheedabad to Patna Vol. I' 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.

Idealised view of the old palace buildings within the fort along the riverside at Monghyr (Bihar). The fort at Monghyr was occupied by Nawab Mir Kasim of Bengal and a principal defence point during the battle at Udhua Nullah when he was defeated by Major Adams in 1763.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

Project / Collection:

Hastings Albums

Hierarchy Record Ids:

032-003279188
040-003279189

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Add Or 5353-5354 : SITA RAM (fl. c.1810-1822) For Sita Ram, see the Hastings Albums (Add.Or.4698-4927). --------------------- Add.Or.5353-5354…

Add Or 5353 : The old palace buildings within the fort along the riverside at Monghyr (Bihar).. Artist(s): Sita Ram (fl. c.1810-1822)

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032-003279188[0001]/040-003279189

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File

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1 Item

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Styles:

Bengal style
Calcutta style
Eastern India style

Start Date:

1814

End Date:

1814

Date Range:

1814

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