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WD1283
- Record Id:
- 040-003282618
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003282616
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x0032e5
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100137997203.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD1283
- Title:
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View of Circular Road, Calcutta. Artist(s): Prinsep, Edward Augustus (1828-1900)
- Scope & Content:
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Watercolour of Circular Road in Calcutta by Edward Augustus Prinsep (1828-1900) dated c.1848.
Inscribed on front in ink: ‘On the Circular Road, Calcutta.’
Circular Road in Calcutta was one of the improvements implemented by Marquis Wellesley on his appointment as Governor-General in 1798. Part of the road followed Maratha Ditch, a defence that had been dug in 1742. The Prinsep family served in India for several generations. Edward Prinsep was the son of William Princep, a merchant. His uncle, James Princep, was a noted scholar and antiquarian.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003282616
040-003282618 - Is part of:
- WD1282-1285 : PRINSEP, EDWARD AUGUSTUS (1828-1900) Edward, son of William Prinsep, was in the Bengal Civil Service from 1847 to 1874. He was a…
WD1283 : View of Circular Road, Calcutta. Artist(s): Prinsep, Edward Augustus (1828-1900) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003282616[0002]/040-003282618
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD1282-1285
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100137997203.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1847
- End Date:
- 1849
- Date Range:
- c 1848
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour. 18 x 26 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)