April 17, 2024
The Great Bull, An Hindoo Idol At Tanjore 1798 Thomas William Daniell Aquatint
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Rare and important hand colored aquatint engraved by Thomas and William Daniell, the Great Bull, An Hindoo Idol, At Tanjore. Published and drawn by Thomas Daniell no. XXII(22), Howland Street, Fitzroy Square, July 1798. This piece is on heavy paper and measures 25-3/4" x 19-1/2". It is in very, very good condition with a little discoloration around the border. The bottom edge is gold gilt. I am also listing another one from the same book. Several of these aquatints have sold through the major auction galleries including the full series at Christies in excess of $400,000.The Daniells, uncle and nephew, spent nine years traversing India, drawing and recording views and sites meticulously. On their return to London in 1794 they set about to produce one of the finest, most ambitious, and most influential series of aquatints: Oriental Scenery. It made 'a completely new contribution to British knowledge of India' (Archer, p.222). In addition to views familiar to early travellers are those made by Europeans for the first time, such as in the Garwhal mountains, and even the views of Madras are the first made by Europeans on the spot. The Daniells tapped a vein of nostalgia among colonial administrators, curiosity among European travellers (both active and armchair), and pride among the British for victorious military campaigns there. Their
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