ATTRIBUTED TO CAPTAIN ELISHA TRAPAUD (BRITISH CIRCA 1750-1828) FOUR VIEWS OF SRI LANNKA: TRINCOMALEE; WOODACOTTAH; AND COLOMBO Watercolour Signed, titled and dated '1803' over a printed base (lower right) 31.5 x 46.6cm (12¼ x 18¼ in.); and smaller (4) More widely known for his uncoloured aquatints 'Twenty Views of India', Elisha Traupaud was a soldier, draughtsman, engineer, and amateur actor, who joined the East India Company between 1776 and 1778. His watercolours are a rare visual testimony of his travels, which are held in institutions such as the British Library and the India Office Library in London.
ATTRIBUTED TO CAPTAIN ELISHA TRAPAUD (BRITISH CIRCA 1750-1828) FOUR VIEWS OF SRI LANNKA: TRINCOMALEE; WOODACOTTAH; AND COLOMBO Watercolour Signed, titled and dated '1803' over a printed base (lower right) 31.5 x 46.6cm (12¼ x 18¼ in.); and smaller (4) More widely known for his uncoloured aquatints 'Twenty Views of India', Elisha Traupaud was a soldier, draughtsman, engineer, and amateur actor, who joined the East India Company between 1776 and 1778. His watercolours are a rare visual testimony of his travels, which are held in institutions such as the British Library and the India Office Library in London.
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