An English Country House in Calcutta: mapping networks between Government House, the statesman John Adam, and the architect Robert Adam
Government House in Calcutta, today known as the Raj Bhavan of West Bengal, was built between 1799 and 1803 as the official residence for the Governor-General of Fort William, then the 1st Marquess Wellesley. It is well-established that Government House is modelled after Kedleston Hall in Derbyshire...
Main Author: | Sydney Ayers |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | deu |
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Institut National d'Histoire de l'Art
2019-07-01
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Series: | ABE Journal |
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Online Access: | http://journals.openedition.org/abe/6193 |
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