Charles George Nicholls (fl. 1792-1818)

Government House at Barrackpore, Calcutta

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Charles George Nicholls (fl. 1792-1818)
Government House at Barrackpore, Calcutta
inscribed 'GOVERNMENT HOUSE BARRACKPOOR' (in the margin)
pencil, pen and ink and watercolour, within the artist's black-lined border, unframed
8¼ x 9¾ in. (21 x 24.7 cm.)

Lot Essay

Barrackpore was the summer residence of the British Govenor-General and lies 15 miles north of Calcutta on the banks of the river Hooghly.
Government House was designed by Capt. Thomas Anbury in 1813. For more information concerning the house, see lot 87.

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