9th Nov, 2022 12:00
Asian Works of Art
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THOMAS DANIELL (1749-1840)
THOMAS DANIELL (1749-1840), GATE OF THE TOMB OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR, AT SECUNDRA [SIKANDRA], NEAR AGRA, hand coloured aquatint from 'Oriental Scenery', engraved by Thomas Daniell, published by Robert Bowyer, November 1795, framed, 43 x 60cm (image)
The Daniells visited Sikandra in January 1789. This scene shows the encampment of a large party which the artists had joined on the trip to Agra. See Archer 1980, no.30 & pl.V
Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016), see lot 270 for further details
Sold for £1,300
THOMAS DANIELL (1749-1840), GATE OF THE TOMB OF THE EMPEROR AKBAR, AT SECUNDRA [SIKANDRA], NEAR AGRA, hand coloured aquatint from 'Oriental Scenery', engraved by Thomas Daniell, published by Robert Bowyer, November 1795, framed, 43 x 60cm (image)
The Daniells visited Sikandra in January 1789. This scene shows the encampment of a large party which the artists had joined on the trip to Agra. See Archer 1980, no.30 & pl.V
Provenance: Collection of the late Peter Millett (1925-2016), see lot 270 for further details
Auction: Asian Works of Art, 9th Nov, 2022
