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Shrine beside a tank

Drawing
1792 (made)
Artist/Maker
Thomas Daniell (artist)
William Daniell (artist)
Place of origin
India (made)

Pencil on paper drawing showing a tank in the foreground with a shrine and trees on the far side and a large hill behind them.


Object details

Categories
Hinduism
Drawings
Object type
Drawing
TitleShrine beside a tank (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Pencil on paper, drawing
Brief description
Shrine beside a tank, pencil drawing by William or Thomas Daniell, India, probably 1792.
Physical description
Pencil on paper drawing showing a tank in the foreground with a shrine and trees on the far side and a large hill behind them.
Dimensions
  • Height: 34.2cm
  • Width: 45.8cm
Credit line
Given by Pauline and Roy Rohatgi
Production
Probably 1792. Possibly near Gingee.
Artist: William Daniell and/or Thomas Daniell
Subjects depicted
Shrine
Tank
Bibliographic references
  • Patel, Divia; Rohatgi, Pauline and Godrej, Pheroza, "Indian Life and Landscape by Western Artists: an exhibition of paintings and drawings from the 17th to the early 20th century organised by the V&A and CSMVS". Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya (CSMVS), Mumbai and Victoria and Albert Museum, 2008, ISBN:81-901020-8-7 p.26
  • Rohatgi, P., and Parlett, G., assisted by Imray, S., and Godrej, P. Indian Life and Landscape by Western Artists : Paintings and Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum : 17th to the early 20th century. London (V&A) and Mumbai (Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya), 2008. 356 p. ISBN 8190102095.
Collection
South & South East Asia Collection
Accession number
IS.166-2007

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Record createdMarch 21, 2009
Record URL
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