Charles George Nicholls (fl. 1792-1818)

View in Garden Reach, near Calcutta

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Charles George Nicholls (fl. 1792-1818)
View in Garden Reach, near Calcutta
signed 'C G Nicholls del^t.' (lower right) and inscribed 'View in Garden Reach near Calcutta' (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

In the 18th century, Garden Reach was one of the most fashionable areas of Calcutta. Fine Palladian mansions lined the river approach, the Botanical Gardens nearby were laid out in 1786 and provided a popular and beautiful area in which to stroll.

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