Lot Essay
William Westall was chosen to accompany Flinder on his expedition to Australia to work as a draughtsman. During the voyage he was shipwrecked and returned home by way of China in 1803 and India in 1804.
The Approach to the Bore Ghat, India
Details
William Westall, A.R.A. (1781-1850)
The Approach to the Bore Ghat, India
pencil and watercolour
6 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (16.2 x 19.3 cm.)
The Approach to the Bore Ghat, India
pencil and watercolour
6 3/8 x 7 5/8 in. (16.2 x 19.3 cm.)
Engraved
T. Fielding for Captain R.M. Grindlay's, Scenery, Costumes and Architecture...of India, London 1826-1830, vol. I, pl. 9, (Abbey, Travel, vol. II, p. 422, no. 9), a detail only.