Lot 135
THOMAS DANIELL R.A. (1749-1837) AND WILLIAM DANIELL R.A. (1769-1837)
PART OF THE PALACE OF IN THE FORT OF ALLAHABAD
Auction: 10 June 2026 from 14:00 BST
Description
hand-coloured aquatint, March 1800, glazed and framed
Dimensions
framed 68.5cm x 83.8cm; plate 45.8cm x 59.4cm
Provenance
Acquired from Christies in the 1990s and early 2000s
Private collection, Aberdeenshire.
Footnote
Thomas and William Daniell are arguably the foremost topographical artists produced by Britain. Mastering both oil paint and the delicate aquatint printmaking process. Orphaned at an early age William was adopted by his uncle the renowned landscape painter Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). At the age of fifteen, William accompanied his uncle on a journey to India during which time they executed their first series of aquatints, with the guidance of local Indian craftsmen. This extraordinary journey lasted some eight years, ranging from Calcutta to Delhi and as far as Garhwal in the Himalayas. Upon their return to London Thomas and William began work on the aquatints of Oriental Scenery (1795-1808) which took 13 years to complete and within which this work is featured.
Literature
T. Daniell, Oriental scenery, London 1795[-97], pl.VIII.