The Punj Mahalla Gate, Lucknow (Abbey Travel 420, no. 81; Archer III, pl. 3)

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Thomas Daniell, R.A. (1748-1840) and William Daniell, R.A. (1769-1837)
The Punj Mahalla Gate, Lucknow (Abbey Travel 420, no. 81; Archer III, pl. 3)
handcoloured aquatint, published London, 1801, on thick paper
P. 18 7/8 x 25¾in. (48 x 65.5cm.)

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July-October 1789 "The plainness and simplicity of this edifice is more striking than the richness of its decorations: a circumstance seldom occurring in the gateways belonging to Mahomeddan princes". The fish emblem of the Nawabs of Oudh is visible in the plasterwork of central arch.

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