North-west front and south-east front of the New Government House, Calcutta

Details

J.F. Bordwine (fl. 1800-1820)
North-west front and south-east front of the New Government House, Calcutta
both inscribed as title
pencil and watercolour, over an etched outline
18¼ x 30 7/8in. (46.5 x 76.9cm.) and 17 3/8 x 28 1/8in. (44.2 x 71.5cm.) (2)

Provenance

Paul F. Walter, Christie's, 25 May 1995, lot 52.

Literature

P. Pal and V. Dehejia; From Merchants to Emperors, London, 1986, p. 93, pl. 89.

Special notice

VAT rate of 5% is payable on hammer price plus buyer's premium.

Lot Essay

The New Government House was built for the Governor-General, the Earl of Mornington, later the Marquess of Wellesley. The design, by Captain Charles Wyatt, son of the famous architect James Wyatt, was heavily influenced by that of Robert Adam's Kedleston Hall, Derbyshire. The importance of this building lies in its influence over the subsequent design of buildings in Calcutta.

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