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The Daniells stayed with Samuel Davis, the local administrator, at Bhagalpore, Bihar in 1790-91. There they worked up many of their drawings into oils for sale in the Calcutta Lottery and it was during this period that this picture was painted. Davis was an amateur artist. He had visited Bhutan and returned with drawings and watercolours which William Daniell later engraved. While staying with Davis, the Daniells made a number of expeditions up and down the Ganges recording the local scenery.
Hill House, situated on the Ganges at Bhagalpore, was built by Augustus Cleveland (1755-84). During his time as Collector of Bhagalpore District, Cleveland had become attracted to the Paharias, a local tribe, who he organised into a Corps of Hill Rangers to help police the area. He was to become a generous patron of William Hodges and took him out on tour in the district in 1780.
Over a century later William Archer was transferred to Bhagalpore as District Magistrate in 1937. Mildred Archer records in their memoirs walking along the very bank from which the picture was painted and later purchasing this picture, referred to as 'Cleveland's House', on their return to London in 1972.
Hill House, situated on the Ganges at Bhagalpore, was built by Augustus Cleveland (1755-84). During his time as Collector of Bhagalpore District, Cleveland had become attracted to the Paharias, a local tribe, who he organised into a Corps of Hill Rangers to help police the area. He was to become a generous patron of William Hodges and took him out on tour in the district in 1780.
Over a century later William Archer was transferred to Bhagalpore as District Magistrate in 1937. Mildred Archer records in their memoirs walking along the very bank from which the picture was painted and later purchasing this picture, referred to as 'Cleveland's House', on their return to London in 1972.