Daniell (William) and Thomas Daniell The Waterfall at Courtallum in the Tinnevelly District, pencil, [c.1792]

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Daniell (William) and Thomas Daniell The Waterfall at Courtallum in the Tinnevelly District, pencil, watercolour wash, on laid paper with text-based watermark of 'Portal & Bridges', inscribed in ink verso '145 Courtallum', sheet 422 x 545 mm (16 5/8 x 21 1/2 in), laid onto Whatman wove paper with partial watermark date '1844', ruled grey ink borderline, horizontal crease with retouching visible, unframed, [circa 1792]Provenance:Private collection, UKEngraved:cf. T. and W. Daniell, aquatint engraving, 1 January 1804, for Oriental Scenery, vol.IV, no.3*** The present study directly relates to the aquatint published by the Daniells in 1804, and is likely one of several studies that the artists incorporated to produce the print. The waterfall was visited by the Daniells in July and August 1792, on their way down to Kanya Kumari (Cape Comorin).

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