Part of the City of Moorshedabad, Ancient Capital of Bengal from the book, A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna by Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ramus Forrest (1750-1827)
Thomas Sutherland, English, active 1785 - 1825
1824
Hand color etching on paper
Sheet: 9 3/4 × 11 7/8 in. (24.8 × 30.2 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Purchased through the Julia L. Whittier Fund
PR.958.179.8
Publisher
Rudolph Ackermann
Geography
Place Made: England, United Kingdom, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Research Area
Not on view
Inscriptions
Printed, lower right: T. Sutherland sculp.t; upper right: Plate IV.; lower center: PART OF THE CITY OF MORRSHEDABAD,/ANCIENT CAPITAL OF BENGAL./London, Published by R. ACKERMANN, 101 Strand, July 1, 1824
Course History
Art History 31.01, Arts of South Asia, Seher Agarwala, Fall 2023
Provenance
The Book & Print Shop, Cora McDevitt Wilson (1880-1975), Hanover, New Hampshire; sold to present collection, 1958.
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