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

A Lateral View of the Jami Mosque, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh

Details

Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840) and William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)
A Lateral View of the Jami Mosque, Jaunpur, Uttar Pradesh
inscribed 'Mr. Wilford mem.' and further inscribed and numbered 'N.7 Large Mosque/Juanpore Mosque built by Sultan Hossain Shirki, Juanpore - abt 222...[yrs?]' (on the reverse)
pencil, watermark 'J WHATMAN'
18 3/8 x 24in (46.7 x 60.9cm)

Exhibited

Spink, 1974, no.88.

Lot Essay

This is a view of the southern side of the Jami Masjid of Jaunpur, where the enclosing cloisters are open to the town. A view within the courtyard of this mosque is the subject of the aquatint Oriental Scenery, vol.III, no.9; the Daniells considered it to be an example of 'the best style of Mahommedan architecture' (Oriental Scenery).

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