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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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