Painting of Fort St George British Era Madras 1851.
A well-preserved 1851 watercolor painting of Fort St George, during the British era Madras. The Painting is unsigned and has a handwritten note at the back “Fort. Madras from under the saluting battery, 30th March 1851.”
It was probably painted by a British military officer from the beachside. The “Saluting battery” may be referring to where the 21-gun salute was fired inside the fort. The painting looks beautiful and almost to detail.
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Did you know- the French captured Fort St George in 1746 and held it for nearly three years before they returned it to the British in 1749.
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