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

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

2-981-759 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images

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.


Image Details


People Information

Creator
  1. Unknown, attributed to: :
Subject
  1. Henry Hardinge: British: Soldier, statesman, politician

Picture Type
  1. Landscape

Geographic Hierarchy

World Asia India West Bengal Kolkata

  1. 22 33 45 N , 088 21 47 E

Category Hierarchy

Lifestyle & Leisure Transport & Travel

Artistic Representations Landscapes

Locations & Buildings Other

Locations & Buildings Monuments & Statues


Digital Image Size

Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 5351x3164
File Size : 16,534kb


Aliases

  1. ILN_1876_Page_029_a.jpg
  1. 1876
  1. 0580086138
  1. 2-981-759
  1. 2981759

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