Daniell (Thomas) Eight plates from 'Views in Calcutta', aquatint, [c.1788] (5)

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Daniell (Thomas) Eight plates from 'Views in Calcutta', from a set of 12, etchings and aquatint with hand-colouring, images each approx. 405 x 525 mm (16 x 20 3/4 in), on various thick laid papers, some with Whatman watermarks, variously trimmed to images or just within, some laid onto later mounts, one with conservation support, heavy soiling and surface dirt, surface abrasion and loss, some fading and water damage, rough edges, unframed, [circa 1788]Provenance:Private collection, UK*** "An advertisement was published in the Calcutta Chronicle of 17 July 1786, only a few months after the Daniells reached India, which listed that the twelve views were published at twelve gold Mohurs to subscribers, eighteen to non-subscribers. The plates were one of Thomas' first attempts at aquatint, produced in a difficult climate, entirely by him, without recourse to facilities or assistance. The hand-colouring was done by local artists". [Abbey]

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