About the Artwork
Oriental Scenery: Series I and II
1795 and 1797
Thomas Daniell (Artist) English, 1749-1840 William Daniell (Artist) English, 1769-1837
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sheet: 20 3/4 x 29 3/8 in. 52.7 x 74.6 cm plate (approximate minimum): 18 3/4 x 23 3/4 in. 47.6 x 60.3 cm plate (approximate maximum): 19 1/4 x 25 3/8 in. 48.9 x 64.5 cm
Prints
Prints, Drawings & Photographs
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel
69.442
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Markings
Series I, frontispiece: "Oriental Scenery. Twenty-four views of Hindoostan drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell, and with permission respectfully dedicated to the Honorable Court of Directors of the East India Company. London. March 1, 1795." Series II, frontispiece: "Oriental Scenery. Twenty-four views in Hindoostan, from the drawings of Thomas Daniell, engraved by himself and William Daniell, and with permission respectfully dedicated to the Right Honorable Henry Dundas, one of His Majesty's Principal Secretaries of State, President of the Board of Commissioners for the affairs of India, Treasurer of the Navy."
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Archer, M., "Picturesque India with the Daniells", THE CONNOISSEUR, vol 152, no 613, March 1963, pp 171-73.
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Credit Line for Reproduction
Thomas Daniell; William Daniell, Oriental Scenery: Series I and II, 1795 and 1797. Detroit Institute of Arts, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Leo S. Figiel and Dr. and Mrs. Steven J. Figiel, 69.442.
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