Daniell (William) and Thomas Daniell Study of the The Ancient Towers at the Digambara Jain temple, Bhagalpur, pencil, [c.1789-1791]

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Daniell (William) and Thomas Daniell Study of the The Ancient Towers at the Digambara Jain temple, Bhagalpur, pencil, each tower with numbered sections and pencil inscription 'at equal distances', on laid paper with watermark of Strasbourg lily, sheet 435 x 438 mm (17 3/4 x 21 1/4 in), laid onto additional sheet of wove paper, with ruled grey ink borderline, unframed, [circa 1789-1791]Provenance:Private collection, UK*** Between the years of 1789 and 1790, the Daniell's visited Bhagalpur, where they stayed with their good friend, Samuel Davis. Mildred Archer suggested that they ended up staying with Davis for more than a year; it is likely that the present drawing was produced during this period.

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