Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840, British, active in India
Title:
William Daniell, the Artist's Nephew, Sketching a Ruined Temple at Zafarabad on the Gumti River
Date:
ca. 1785
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and red chalk on moderately thick, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 8 7/8 x 13 1/2 inches (22.5 x 34.3 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, lower right: "Zafabad on the Gaomti"; inscribed on back in graphite, upper center: "398/184"; on back in graphite, lower right: "Thomas DANIELL"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1975.4.1123
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
figures | domes | river | temple | pole | men | artist | ruins | hats | genre subject | architectural subject | goats
Associated Places:
Asia | Uttar Pradesh | India | Gomati
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9196