Not on display

A View of the Scotch Church from the Gate of Tank Square

Print
ca. 1826 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'A view of the Scotch Church from the Gate of Tank Square'. St. Andrew's Church is located in the Radha Bazaar in Dalhousie Square in Calcutta.

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA View of the Scotch Church from the Gate of Tank Square (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Aquatint on paper
Brief description
Aquatint by a British artist: James Baillie Fraser, St. Andrew's Church, Calcutta, ca. 1826.
Physical description
'A view of the Scotch Church from the Gate of Tank Square'. St. Andrew's Church is located in the Radha Bazaar in Dalhousie Square in Calcutta.
Dimensions
  • Length: 10.88in
  • Width: 16.88in
Credit line
Given by Mrs Reginald Smith
Object history
This is one print of sixteen contained in a volume, and entitled 'Fraser's Views in Calcutta'. These colour aquatints with small details painted by hand in watercolour were developed from a water-colour drawing by James Baillie Fraser (1783-1856).

Given by Mrs Reginald Smith, 11 Green Street, Mayfair, W.1. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project.

R.P. 1918-2037M and R.P.1918-1965M
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Collection
Accession number
IM.11-1918

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Record createdMarch 6, 2003
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