File:The Assembly Rooms on the Race Ground, near Madras - British Library P946.jpg
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editThomas Daniell: The Assembly Rooms on the Race Ground, near Madras
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The Assembly Rooms on the Race Ground, near Madras |
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Plate 11 from the second set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery'. The Race Ground and the Assembly Rooms were situated south-west of Madras near the old British military cantonment. St Thomas Mount, which can be seen in the background, was a favourite place of the British to go to take the air in the evenings. The Mount is traditionally the place of St Thomas martyrdom and is crowned by a Portuguese church built in 1547. |
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| Depicted place | Chennai | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Date | November 1798 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Medium | aquatint print coloured | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | height: 54 cm (21.2 in); width: 73.7 cm (29 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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P946 |
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| Place of creation | London | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | https://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000004322u00011000.html | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| current | 18:05, 23 June 2023 | | 951 × 712 (122 KB) | Broichmore (talk | contribs) | {{Artwork |artist = {{Creator:Thomas Daniell}} |author = w:Thomas Daniell and w:William Daniell |title = The Assembly Rooms on the Race Ground, near Madras |object type = print |description= Plate 11 from the second set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery'. The Race Ground and the Assembly Rooms were situated south-west of Madras near the old British military cantonment. St Thomas Mount, which can be seen in the background, was a favourite place of th... |
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