Major General William Thomas Eden (1768-1851), youngest son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland

Lot 133
11.12.2024 14:00UTC +00:00
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Lot 133 | Major General William Thomas Eden (1768-1851), youngest son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland
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£ 120 000 – 150 000
Major General William Thomas Eden (1768-1851), youngest son of Sir Robert Eden, 1st Baronet, of Maryland

A panoramic view of Calcutta, 1812
inscribed and dated ‘Panorama/of/ CALCUTTA/taken by M Gen Eden/from his house in/Fort William./1812' and with an accompanying key which details 31 locations depicted on the panorama
Pencil, pen and black ink and watercolour on eight large joined sheets of paper, with twenty small additional supporting sheets, laid down on canvas, unframed
158 ½ x 19 ¼ in. (427.2 x 48.7 cm.)
19th Century




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The artist and by descent in the family to the present owner.
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