Title

Government House, Calcutta, sketched by one of our special artists, 1876. Creator: Unknown.

Caption

Government House, Calcutta, sketched by one of our special artists, 1876. 'Government House...occupies the principal site in Calcutta. It faces the Maidan...The plan of it might be described as a quadrangle, but a St. Andrew's cross will convey a nearer notion of its true form. This arrangement was adopted with a view to ventilation. A quadrangle would have required a central court, while the form adopted leaves the whole open to any breath of wind which may chance to blow...The private gardens of the house are in front; and to the south of them, and in a line with the centre of Government House, stands the equestrian statue of Lord Hardinge [Governor-General of India]'. From "Illustrated London News", 1876.

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM23A80_461

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NA

Property release

NA

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Rights managed

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48,4Mb (4,1Mb) / 17,8in x 10,5in / 5351 x 3164 (300dpi)

Keywords

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