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WD309(23)
- Record Id:
- 041-003851677
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003287852
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100120695352.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162039597.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD309(23)
- Title:
- View behind the Town, Hurdwar. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
- Scope & Content:
- Pencil drawing of Haridwar by Robert Smith (1787-1873) from an album of 29 drawings (29 folios) of landscapes and architecture in the Punjab and Uttar Pradesh, 1812 and 1813. Inscribed on the original cover is: 'No. 4. Rewarry and Seik Country: Siharunpoor and Hurdwar. Lines of March etc.'; on the inside of the cover is: 'Drawn by Col Smith. R.E. Owner of the extensive round house at Paignton, Devon. Book of Sketches sold by auction at the above house - 4 of the books purchased by me. J. Pethwick. The Colonel was splendid as a draftsman, but the worst possible as a painter.' Drawings inscribed with titles in pencil. Haridwar, situated in the foothills of the Himalayas, is the first major town on the River Ganges at the point where the river flows onto the plains. The town has always been a major pilgrimage site for Hindus, seen by devotees as being blessed by the trinity of Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma. The Ganges here is quite calm and clear and the many bathing ghats are always full of people performing their ablutions. The main bathing ghat at Haridwar is Hari-ki-Pari which reputedly contains a footprint of Lord Vishnu embedded in a stone.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003287852
040-003851655
041-003851677 - Is part of:
- SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) : SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873) Smith was in India from 1805 to 1830, in the Bengal Engineers; Lieut. 1807, serving as…
WD309 : Sketchbook of 29 drawings of landscapes and architecture in the Punjab and U.P. 1812 and 1813. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873)
WD309(23) : View behind the Town, Hurdwar. Artist(s): Smith, Robert (1787-1873) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003287852[0004]/040-003851655[0022]/041-003851677
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: SMITH, ROBERT (1787-1873)
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162039597.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1812
- End Date:
- 1813
- Date Range:
- 1812-1813
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Pencil on paper; 27 x 44 cm
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, British drawings in the India Office Library (London, 1969) Volume I-II, 318-319
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)