拍品 55
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Charles George Nicholls (fl. 1792-1818)

Bridge over the River Barna, Benares

细节
Charles George Nicholls (fl. 1792-1818)
Bridge over the River Barna, Benares
signed 'C.G. Nicholls delt.' and inscribed 'BRIDGE AT BENARES.' (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.)

拍品专文

This view probably shows the 18th-century bridge across the river Barna, designed by Col. John Garston. The bridge crossed the river near the Cantonment area where the majority of the Europeans lived. Benares is now called Varanasi. See lots 216-220 for further views of the city.