A View of the Chandpal Ghat
Print
ca. 1826 (published)
ca. 1826 (published)
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'A view of the Chandpal Ghat.' The Chandpal Ghat is now a ferry Ghat on the west bank of the river Hooghly near the High Court in Calcutta. Incidentally, this Ghat took its name not from an noble Indian, but from an obscure and forgotten local shopkeeper Chandranath Pal or Chand Pal who used to sell his petty merchandise beside the Ghat.
Object details
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| Title | A View of the Chandpal Ghat (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Aquatint on paper |
| Brief description | Aquatint by a British artist: James Baillie Fraser, Chandpal Ghat, Calcutta, ca. 1826. |
| Physical description | 'A view of the Chandpal Ghat.' The Chandpal Ghat is now a ferry Ghat on the west bank of the river Hooghly near the High Court in Calcutta. Incidentally, this Ghat took its name not from an noble Indian, but from an obscure and forgotten local shopkeeper Chandranath Pal or Chand Pal who used to sell his petty merchandise beside the Ghat. |
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| 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 |
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| Accession number | IM.21-1918 |
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| Record created | March 6, 2003 |
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