Daniell (Thomas) The Great Pagoda, Tanjore, aquatint, 1798.

Daniell (Thomas) The Great Pagoda, Tanjore, from Oriental Scenery, etching and aquatint with full hand-colouring, an excellent impression on thick Whatman wove paper with watermark date of '1794', platemark 485 x 655 mm (19 x 25 3/4 in), sheet 535 x 740 mm (21 7/8 x 29 1/8 in), minor handling creases and small repaired nicks to edges, minor surface dirt, unframed, [Abbey 420, no. 50], published by the artist, 1798. Provenance: From the Collection of the Late W.G. and Mildred Archer; thence by descent. Literature: Archer, Mildred, Early Views of India, The Picturesque Journeys of Thomas and William Daniell 1786-1794, 1980, no. 125. ⁂ September 1792. 'The Brihadisvara or Rajarajesvara Temple, which stands within a walled compound, was built about AD 1000. The tall pyramidal tower of the main shrine is covered with intricate sculpture and is topped by a massive domical capstone. [Archer, op. cit.]