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Hindoo Temples at Bindrabund on the River Jumna (Abbey 420 no.3; Archer I, pl.2)
North East View of the Cotsea Bhaug, on the River Jumna, Delhi (Abbey 420 no.4; Archer I, pl.3)
hand-coloured aquatints, March & May 1795. the first print on thick paper mounted on a larger sheet of thinner paper, the second printed on a sheet of thin paper (cut to just within the plate-mark) and mounted on a larger sheet, both with occasional light surface soiling
P.475 x 620mm.; S.490 x 650mm.
10 February 1789: From Mathura, the Daniells reached Brindaban, another sacred city, where Krishna was said to have spent a happy childhood, entrusted to the care of the herdsman Nanda.
Thomas Daniell was so impressed by these "beautiful and elegant Pagodas" that on his return to England he submitted an oil version as his Diploma picture for the Royal Academy, where it still hangs. (2)
North East View of the Cotsea Bhaug, on the River Jumna, Delhi (Abbey 420 no.4; Archer I, pl.3)
hand-coloured aquatints, March & May 1795. the first print on thick paper mounted on a larger sheet of thinner paper, the second printed on a sheet of thin paper (cut to just within the plate-mark) and mounted on a larger sheet, both with occasional light surface soiling
P.475 x 620mm.; S.490 x 650mm.
10 February 1789: From Mathura, the Daniells reached Brindaban, another sacred city, where Krishna was said to have spent a happy childhood, entrusted to the care of the herdsman Nanda.
Thomas Daniell was so impressed by these "beautiful and elegant Pagodas" that on his return to England he submitted an oil version as his Diploma picture for the Royal Academy, where it still hangs. (2)