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The Motee Girna, or Fall of Pearls in the Rajemahal Hills
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Attributed to Charles Ramus Forrest  (1786–1827)  wikidata:Q69686100
 
Alternative names
Cha. Forrest,; Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ramus Forrest; C. R. Forrest
Description British painter
Date of birth/death 1786 Edit this at Wikidata 1827 Edit this at Wikidata
Location of birth/death Windsor Chatham
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The Motee Girna, or Fall of Pearls in the Rajemahal Hills
Object type print
object_type QS:P31,Q11060274
Description

Attributed to Lieutenant-Colonel Charles Ramus Forrest (1750-1827)

The Fall of Pearls, Rajmahal Hills

inscribed 'The Motee Jhurna or Fall of Pearls in the Rajmahal Hills' on the reverse

watercolour on paper

Travel, Science & Natural History, by Christie's, London, October 15, 2009, Lot 59

Made into plate six from A Picturesque Tour along the Rivers Ganges and Jumna in India, showing the Moti Jharna waterfall in the Rajmahal Hills. Also known as the Fall of Pearls, Forrest describes the cascade as ‘a sheet of silver’ breaking 'into showers of sparkling spray'.
Depicted place Rajmahal
Date 1808
date QS:P571,+1808-00-00T00:00:00Z/9
Medium watercolor
medium QS:P186,Q22915256
Dimensions height: 17.8 cm (7 in); width: 26.7 cm (10.5 in)
dimensions QS:P2048,17.8U174728
dimensions QS:P2049,26.7U174728
Place of creation Rajmahal
Source/Photographer https://www.invaluable.com/auction-lot/attributed-to-lieutenant-colonel-charles-ramus-fo-59-c-70853b6613
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