Lot Essay
Dasasvamedha Ghat, which marks the place of Brahma's sacrifice of ten horses, is one of the most frequented bathing ghats in Benares. The Daniells sailed through the city on 4 December 1788; they returned for a longer stay on their return voyage a year later (November - December 1789). Most of their views of Benares are usually dated to the later visit, but it is perhaps significant that on the earlier occasion William noted: 'The general view of Benares from the Pinnace was so very grand that I staid on Board the whole day to draw it, fearing if we let slip the present opportunity that we might never see it in a better point of View' (Journal).