Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) The Western Entrance of Shere Shah's Fort, Delhi, hand coloured aquatint, from Thomas and William Daniell, Oriental Scenery; or Views of the Architecture, Antiquities, and Landscape Scenery of Hindostan, Part I, Plate XIII, published by Robert Bowyer (1758-1834) March 1796, 43.3 cm x 60 cm (PL), frame 64 x 81 cm

Provenance: A Private Herefordshire Collection, label verso for Heffers Gallery, Cambridge

Literature: see R.V. Tooley, 1987, English Books with Coloured Plates, B.T. Batsford, p.146-149, and J.R. Abbey, 1957, Travel in Aquatint and Lithography 1770-1860, Volume II, Curwen Press, p.372-377

Condition Report
The print is a work on paper, framed under glazing - not examined external to the frame. The sheet appears in generally good condition - free from visible tears, crumples or creasing. The print has visible margins and is hand-coloured. There are some visible dark spots of foxing visible- sparsly distributed- including one in the title lettering, one in the fort wall and a faint spot in the cloud area. Some general ageing but overall condition good. The frame has some wear and tear.

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