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

A distant View of Bijaigarh, Uttar Pradesh, taken from the bridge near the village of Mau

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Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840) and William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)
A distant View of Bijaigarh, Uttar Pradesh, taken from the bridge near the village of Mau
inscribed 'View of Bidzee Gur taken near the Village Mow' (on the artists' original mount, overmounted) and further inscribed and numbered 'N.78. Distt. View of Bidzee Ghur taken a little below the Bridge-' (on the reverse of the artists' original mount)
pencil and watercolour within a black-lined border, on the artists' original mount
21 x 29¾in. (53.3 x 76.6cm.)

Exhibited

Commonwealth Institute, 1960, no.62.
Smithsonian Institution, 1962, no.28.
Spink, 1974, no.48.

Lot Essay

See the notes for lots 30-32.
This is a more distant view of Bijaigarh, made a couple of days later than the others, on 10 January 1790, from a spot near the village of Mau:
'Un [cle] & self spent most of the Day abt the Gate & bridge near Mow. Abt 1/2 a Mile below the bridge the bed of the River being very rocky the Water falls abt 40 ft. On our return from the fall I perceived very plainly the footstep of a Tiger that had come to the River to drink' (Journal).

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