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WD4404(24)
- Record Id:
- 041-003905842
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003288713
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100122168827.0x000001
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100162040266.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD4404(24)
- Title:
- The House occupied by Sir Charles D'Oyly at Bhaugulpoor from Mr Clevland's Monument erected to his memory by the Government of Bengal' [sic] 'Septr 1820. Artist(s): D'Oyly, Sir Charles (1781-1845)
- Scope & Content:
- Water-colour drawing of a house at Bhagalpur by Sir Charles D'Oyly (1781-1845), September 1820. This is one of 28 water-colours by Charles D'Oyly of a trip along the Bhagirathi and Ganges Rivers, dated August to October 1820. The trip must have been to take up his new appointment as Opium Agent at Patna as a letter to Mrs. Jean Macnabb (Mss Eur F206/19) shows him established at Hajipur opposite Patna by 8th December 1820.Bhagalpur, situated on the River Ganges in Bihar is the chief town and headquarters of Bhagalpur district. Augustus Cleveland (1755-84) of the Bengal Civil Service was Collector and Judge at Bhagalpur. He organized the Bhagalpur Hill Rangers, an auxiliary force which pacified the Paharia, or hill people, of the Santal Parganahs in the 1780s. Cleveland died at sea on a recuperative voyage to the Cape and his remains were returned to Calcutta for burial in Park Street Cemetery. Two memorials were erected to him in Bhagalpur, one in stone sent by the Court of Directors from England, the other, almost a shrine, built by his native staff and acquaintances. D'Oyly has had difficulty with the foreshortening of the monument and has made it look very squat. He often has problems with proportions and perspective, problems not usually shared by amateur artists with a military training. Inscribed: ‘N24 The House occupied by Sir Charles D’Oyly at Bhaugulpoor from Mr Clevland’s Monument erected to his memory by the Government of Bengal’ [sic] ‘Septr 1820’.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003288713
040-003905818
041-003905842 - Is part of:
- D’OYLY, Sir CHARLES (1781-1845) : D’OYLY, Sir CHARLES, 7th Baronet (1781-1845) Sir Charles D’Oyly went to India in 1797 and spent his first…
WD4404 : Album containing watercolours by Sir Charles D’Oyly of a trip along the Bhagirathi and Ganges Rivers, dated August to October…
WD4404(24) : The House occupied by Sir Charles D'Oyly at Bhaugulpoor from Mr Clevland's Monument erected to his memory by the Government of… - Hierarchy:
- 032-003288713[0052]/040-003905818[0024]/041-003905842
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: D’OYLY, Sir CHARLES (1781-1845)
- Record Type (Level):
- Item
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100162040266.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
- Thumbnail:
-
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1820
- End Date:
- 1820
- Date Range:
- 1820
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
- Watercolour; 12.3 x 17.1 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)