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

The entrance to the Mandesvara Temple, near Chainpur; and View of the bridge, Udhuanala, near Rajmahal, Bihar

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Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1749-1840) and William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)
The entrance to the Mandesvara Temple, near Chainpur; and View of the bridge, Udhuanala, near Rajmahal, Bihar
the first numbered and inscribed 'N. 11 Entrance to the Temple of Sita/at Ramgur in the Boujipoor District.' (on the reverse) and with a further inscription 'Temple of Sita. R.G./No. 125' (on the reverse), the second numbered and inscribed 'N53. Oodoonnulla bridge' (on the reverse) and further numbered 'No. 69' (on the reverse)
pencil and brown wash, the first watermark 'PORTAL & BRIDGES', the second watermark 'Fleur de Lys', and on two joined sheets
18 3/8 x 23¼ in. (46.7 x 59 cm.); and 15 x 19¼ in. (38.1 x 48.9 cm.) (2)
Provenance
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Navigation Company; Christie's, London, 24 September 1996, lot 19 and 14.
Literature
M. Archer, Early views of India The Picturesque Journey of Thomas and William Daniell 1786-1794, London, 1980, p. 102, illustrated (Chainpur).
Exhibited
London, Commonwealth Insitute, The Daniells in India 1786-1793, 26 August - 25 September 1960, no. 13 (Rajmahal).
Washington, Smithsonian Institution, The Daniells in India, November 1962, no. 30 (Chainpur).
London Spink & Son, Artist Adventures in Eighteenth Century India: Thomas and William Daniell, 21 - 29 November 1974, no. 76 and 97.
Engraved
T. and W. Daniell, aquatint engraving, 1 December 1808, for Oriental Scenery, vol. V, no. 13 (Chainpur).
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Lot Essay

The Daniells reached the bridge Udhuanala near Rajmahal, on 9 October 1788. They visited Chainpur, on 22 January 1790. Mandesvara, near Chainpur, was a sacred site in the same district as Bhagwanpur, some way to the south of Ramgarh, in spite of the inscription on the reverse of the drawing that suggests the temple was close to Ramgarh.

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