File:The Old Court House, Calcutta - British Library X768-2(17).jpg
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[edit]William Orme: The Old Court House at Calcutta
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Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q118521864
artist QS:P170,Q4233718,P1877,Q21459987 |
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creator QS:P170,Q118521864 |
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Title |
The Old Court House at Calcutta |
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Object type |
print object_type QS:P31,Q11060274 |
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Description |
English: Plate 17 from '24 Views in Indostan by William Orme'. The composition is based on a picture by Francis Swine Ward (1736-94) giving a view of the Old Court House inside Fort William, Calcutta. This was the first fortress built by the British after their establishment in Bengal. Francis Blagdon wrote the following about the fort. 'It consists of an indifferent square, with extremely small bastions, which can mount at most but one gun, though the sides are pierced for two. The fort is without a ditch, and is no longer used as a fortification. The ramparts have been converted into gardens, and houses have been built on the bastions, as well as inside of the fort, for the government officers ...'
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Depicted place | Kolkata | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Date |
1804 date QS:P571,+1804-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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Medium |
lithograph medium QS:P186,Q15123870 Aquatint, coloured |
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Dimensions |
height: 32 cm (12.5 in); width: 44 cm (17.3 in) dimensions QS:P2048,32U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,44U174728 |
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institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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Accession number |
X768/2(17) |
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Place of creation | London | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Credit line | British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Source/Photographer | https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000007682u00017000.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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current | 10:43, 6 July 2023 | ![]() | 712 × 505 (91 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:William Orme}}{{Creator:Francis Swain Ward|after}} |author = {{Creator:William Orme}} |title = The Old Court House at Calcutta |object type = print |Description = {{en|1= Plate 17 from '24 Views in Indostan by William Orme'. The composition is based on a picture by Francis Swine Ward (1736-94) giving a view of the Old Court House inside Fort William, Calcutta. This was the first fortress built by the British afte... |
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