Bhore Ghauts
Painting
1824-1828 (made)
1824-1828 (made)
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Sir Charles Harcourt Chambers (1789-1828) was appointed Puisne Judge of the new Supreme Court, Bombay in 1823. He was knighted by George III and became acting Chief Justice of Bombay in August 1828, two months before his death. In his spare time, Chambers was an accomplished amateur watercolour painter of landscapes and riverscapes and journeyed regularly across the harbour to Panvel on the mainland. He also explored the nearby region of the Konkan and Western Ghats, and his pictures were clearly executed on the spot as he travelled. He repeatedly painted the forts, hills and pinnacles, often including trees and vegetation to enhance his compositions. He had considerable skill in capturing atmospheric effects, and his scenes have a distinct sense of reality. It was Chambers himself who probably inserted the pictures into three albums (IS.21 to 23-1994) by slitting the leaves and placing them mostly on separate pages. They are mostly in pencil and watercolour, with a few drawings in pen and ink or pencil. Besides views of Western India, the albums contain a few paintings of London and scenery in England, Scotland and Wales. This picture shows a view of the Bhor Ghat with the noted landmark 'The Duke’s Nose' at Khandala (Poona District, Bombay).
Object details
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Title | Bhore Ghauts (assigned by artist) |
Materials and techniques | Pencil and watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Bhore Ghauts by Charles Harcourt Chambers, painting, watercolour on paper, India, 1824-28 |
Physical description | This picturesque view shows a landscape with the Western Ghats mountain range in the distance. The range includes the popular landmark the 'Duke's Nose'. This is named after the Duke of Wellington (1769-1852), whose distinctive nose it resembles. There is a grassy landscape in the foreground with a figure seated by a rock. |
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Gallery label | Following the road inland, the traveller would come across many picturesque views, such as this one with the 'Duke's Nose' rising in the distance. The figure seated in the foreground gives an indication of the magnificent scale of the surrounding scenery. |
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Summary | Sir Charles Harcourt Chambers (1789-1828) was appointed Puisne Judge of the new Supreme Court, Bombay in 1823. He was knighted by George III and became acting Chief Justice of Bombay in August 1828, two months before his death. In his spare time, Chambers was an accomplished amateur watercolour painter of landscapes and riverscapes and journeyed regularly across the harbour to Panvel on the mainland. He also explored the nearby region of the Konkan and Western Ghats, and his pictures were clearly executed on the spot as he travelled. He repeatedly painted the forts, hills and pinnacles, often including trees and vegetation to enhance his compositions. He had considerable skill in capturing atmospheric effects, and his scenes have a distinct sense of reality. It was Chambers himself who probably inserted the pictures into three albums (IS.21 to 23-1994) by slitting the leaves and placing them mostly on separate pages. They are mostly in pencil and watercolour, with a few drawings in pen and ink or pencil. Besides views of Western India, the albums contain a few paintings of London and scenery in England, Scotland and Wales. This picture shows a view of the Bhor Ghat with the noted landmark 'The Duke’s Nose' at Khandala (Poona District, Bombay). |
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Accession number | IS.23:10-1994 |
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Record created | January 5, 2005 |
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