Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840, British, active in IndiaWilliam Daniell, 1769–1837, British
Title:
Fakir's Rock at Sultanganj, on the Ganges River
Date:
ca. 1790
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 3/8 × 29 7/8 inches (54.3 × 75.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, lower center: "N. 17 - Fakirs Rock in the Ganges near Sultan ganji Bakar"; in graphite, lower right: "<21>"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6141
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Associated Places:
Ganges
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Company Culture (Yale Center for British Art, 2003-09-16 - 2004-01-05)Edward Lear and the Art of Travel (Yale Center for British Art, 2000-09-20 - 2001-01-14)
Publications:
Morna O'Neill, Company Culture:, British Artists and the East India Company 1770-1830: October 16, 2003-January 11, 2004 , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, 2003, no. 32, V 1199 (YCBA)Scott Wilcox, Edward Lear and the art of travel, Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2000, pp. 118-9, no. 139, NJ18 L455 W55 2000 (YCBA)