Identity area
Reference code
GB 891 RAS GOV7-RAS GOV7/17
Title
Extract of a letter from Captain R. Gill
Date(s)
- 2nd Mar 1848 (Creation)
Level of description
File
Extent and medium
3 pages handwritten
Context area
Name of creator
Biographical history
Major Robert Gill was an army officer, antiquarian, painter and photographer in British India. He is best known for his paintings, copying the frescoes of the Ajanta Caves. Gill was the first painter – after their rediscovery in 1819 – to make extensive… read more
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Content and structure area
Scope and content
'Extract of a letter from Captain R. Gill, addressed to Colonel Sykes, dated, Adjuntah (Ajanta), 2 March 1848' in which he writes of his season's work copying over 200 square feet of cave paintings which he has forwarded to the Government. He describes… read more
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Language of material
- English
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Place access points
Name access points
- Gill Robert 1804-1879 (Subject)