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↑ Up one levelRamlochan Cantaberna (1)
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Reference code
GB 891 WJ-WJ/3-WJ 3/1-WJ/3/1/2
Publication status
Published
Level of description
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Extent and medium
1 card
Date(s)
- 15th October 1785 (Creation)
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Repository
Royal Asiatic Society Archives
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Scope and content
This is one of two watercolour portraits of Ramlochan who was William Jones' Sanskrit teacher. In this picture the teacher or pundit is sat in a chair with a pen in his right hand and a manuscript across his lap. The inscription above the picture reads "Ramlochan Cantaberna of the Vaidya or Medical tribe, a teacher of Sanscrit Grammar in the HIndu Seminary at Nadiya. Aged 65 years. 15 Oct. 1785"
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Language of material
- English
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