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brick-built monument which Holwell erected to mark the common grave of his fellow-sufferers in the Black Hole prison. The replica, erected by Lord Curzon in 1902, and by him presented to the city as a personal gift, is slightly taller than the original, to be in keeping with the modern façade and lofty domes which mask the old Writers' Buildings, now the Bengal Secretariat.

Reduced from an old print.

Robert Clive, First Baron Clive of Plassey. From a portrait in the British Museum. Painted by Nathaniel Dance, engraved by Bartolozzi, 1788.

Vice-Admiral of the White, Commander-in-Chief of His Majesty's forces in the East Indies. From a portrait in the British Museum. Painted by F. Hudson, engraved by E. Fisher.

From an engraving by Baillie.

From a photograph of a painting by Lieut.-Colonel Mark Wood, published by Orme, 1805. Lieut.-Colonel Mark Wood surveyed the town of Calcutta for the Commissioners of Police in the years 1784-85, and it may be safely conjectured that it was about this period that he painted the view of the old Court House, which a few years later fell into decay, and was taken down in 1792.

Governor-General of Bengal. From a portrait in the British Museum. Painted by Sir Joshua Reynolds, engraved by T. Knight.

From original photographs, 1895.

Mrs. Fay's House from an original photograph, 1895; Kidderpore House from an engraving by Baillie, 1794.