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The Rock of Tritchinopoly, taken on the River Cauvery (Abbey 420 no.45; Archer II, pl.19)
hand-coloured aquatint, December 1797, framed and glazed, unexamined out of frame, two small unobtrusive repairs affecting sky area
I.453 x 600mm.
5 June 1792: "The fort of Tritchinopoly belongs to the nabob of the Carnatic, but is garrisoned by the English. Its walls are nearly 4 miles in extent, and surrounded by a broad deep ditch."
The Daniells, conscious of the popularity of the site among the British, devoted 4 aquatints to Trichinopoly. The site had become a popular symbol of national prowess at arms, when Mohammad Ali, whose rights as nobob of the Carnatic were supported by the British, had been besieged by the French, who supported his rival, Chanda Sahib. Captain Robert Clive manages to raise the siege in 1752 but it was not until the treaty of Paris (1763) that Mohammad Ali was recognised as Nawab.
hand-coloured aquatint, December 1797, framed and glazed, unexamined out of frame, two small unobtrusive repairs affecting sky area
I.453 x 600mm.
5 June 1792: "The fort of Tritchinopoly belongs to the nabob of the Carnatic, but is garrisoned by the English. Its walls are nearly 4 miles in extent, and surrounded by a broad deep ditch."
The Daniells, conscious of the popularity of the site among the British, devoted 4 aquatints to Trichinopoly. The site had become a popular symbol of national prowess at arms, when Mohammad Ali, whose rights as nobob of the Carnatic were supported by the British, had been besieged by the French, who supported his rival, Chanda Sahib. Captain Robert Clive manages to raise the siege in 1752 but it was not until the treaty of Paris (1763) that Mohammad Ali was recognised as Nawab.