Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840) and William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)

A Hindu Temple in the Fort of Rohtas, Bihar

細節

Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840) and William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)
A Hindu Temple in the Fort of Rohtas, Bihar
inscribed 'Hindoo Temple Rotas Gur' (on the artists' original mount, overmounted) and further inscribed and numbered 'N.30. (?) Very Ancient Hindoo Temple Rotas Ghur-' (on the reverse of the artists' original mount)
pencil and watercolour, within a black-lined border, on the artists' original mount
14¾ x 21 1/8in. (37.4 x 53.6cm.)

展覽

Commonwealth Institute, 1960, no.73.
Spink, 1974, no.56.

拍品專文

Since they devoted two finished watercolours to it, the Daniells evidently thought this temple merited close attention, although it is in fact a fairly typical example in the North Indian or nagara temple tradition. Partly because of the dominance of Islam in the north, but also because of the itinerary they followed, the Daniells saw and drew comparatively few Hindu temples until they reached the south of the subcontinent in 1792.