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English: Watercolour of a mosque possibly produced for Lord Moira, afterwards the Marquess of Hastings, by Sita Ram between 1817-21. Marquess of Hastings, the Governor-General of Bengal and the Commander-in-Chief (r. 1813-23), was accompanied by artist Sita Ram (flourished c.1810-22) to illustrate his expedition to Bengal in 1817 and his convalescent tour in the Rajmahal Hills in the winter of 1820-21. Idealised view of an unidentified mosque in the 15th century Bengal style standing above a river either at Gaur or Pandua. It is composed of 5 by 3 bays with a corresponding number of domes.
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Source https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/a/019addor0005354u00000000.html
Author Sita Ram

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current08:46, 8 January 2024Thumbnail for version as of 08:46, 8 January 2024672 × 472 (38 KB)User-duckCropped and rotated 0.8° using CropTool with precise mode.
10:43, 2 September 2022Thumbnail for version as of 10:43, 2 September 2022735 × 528 (45 KB)Solomon The MagnificoUploaded a work by Sita Ram from https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/addorimss/a/019addor0005354u00000000.html with UploadWizard
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