Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar, at Secumdra, Near Agra, hand coloured aquatint, from Thomas and William Daniell, Oriental Scenery; or Views of the Architecture, Antiquities, and Landscape Scenery of Hindostan, Part I, Plate IX, published by Robert Bowyer at the Historic Gallery Pall Mall, November 1795, visible plate 49.3 x 59.5 cm, frame 71 x 85 cm

Provenance: A Private Herefordshire Collection

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 overall appears in generally good condition, some general ageing but no obvious tears or creasing. There is some cockling to the sheet. The print has been hand-coloured and colours generally well preserved with minor fade. Frame has some general wear and tear

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