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A View of St. John's Cathedral

Print
1826 (published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

'A view of St. John's Cathedral'. The Cathedral, opened in 1787, is situated on Hastings Street in Calcutta. The domed monument erected in memory of those who fell in the Rohilla War is seen on the right.


Object details

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Object type
TitleA View of St. John's Cathedral (assigned by artist)
Materials and techniques
Aquatint on paper
Brief description
Aquatint by a British artist: James Baillie Fraser, St. John's Cathedral, Calcutta, ca. 1826.
Physical description
'A view of St. John's Cathedral'. The Cathedral, opened in 1787, is situated on Hastings Street in Calcutta. The domed monument erected in memory of those who fell in the Rohilla War is seen on the right.
Dimensions
  • Length: 11in
  • 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.16-1918

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Record createdMarch 6, 2003
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