9th Nov, 2022 12:00

Asian Works of Art

 
Lot 325
 

325

ATTRIBUTED TO NEIL CORMACK

ATTRIBUTED TO NEIL CORMACK, BRITISH (c.1793 - c.1853), FORT ST. GEORGE, MADRAS (NOW CHENNAI), watercolour on paper, framed, 29 x 46cm

The original heart of Madras can be seen in the background of this view which probably dates from around 1830. On the right is the Bay of Bengal and in the foreground the Triplicane (now Cooum) River.

Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016), see lot 270 for further details

Sold for £1,100


 

ATTRIBUTED TO NEIL CORMACK, BRITISH (c.1793 - c.1853), FORT ST. GEORGE, MADRAS (NOW CHENNAI), watercolour on paper, framed, 29 x 46cm

The original heart of Madras can be seen in the background of this view which probably dates from around 1830. On the right is the Bay of Bengal and in the foreground the Triplicane (now Cooum) River.

Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016), see lot 270 for further details