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Folio Society , 2007 . Hardback. . Landscape format pictorial boards with maroon cloth spine in slipcase with pictorial boards. The image on this page is of the actual book for sale. Fine hardback in Fine slipcase. As new.
The Rope Bridge at Serinagur [Srinagar] de DANIELL, Thomas (1749-1840) and William DANIELL (1769-1837)
de DANIELL, Thomas (1749-1840) and William DANIELL (1769-1837)
The Rope Bridge at Serinagur [Srinagar]
de DANIELL, Thomas (1749-1840) and William DANIELL (1769-1837)
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London: published by Thomas Daniell. Aquatint by and after Thomas & William Daniell, coloured by hand. Image size: 17 3/4 x 23 1/2; sheet size: 21 1/8 x 29 1/8 inches. A stunning view of the rope bridge across the Alaknanda valley in Srinagar, from Thomas and William Daniell's celebrated book "Oriental Scenery". The Alaknanda River joins the Bhagirathi to form the Ganges. The Daniells' Oriental Scenery is considered to be the finest illustrated work on India. Thomas Daniell and his nephew William spent nine years in India making studies, sketches and drawings of the scenery, architecture, and antiquities that graced the countryside. They then devoted a further thirteen years to publishing their remarkably accurate aquatints. In Britain, the impact was explosive. A cult of Indian architecture, landscaping and interior decoration arose, with the Royal Pavilion at Brighton as its centerpiece. The Daniells gave the English public their first accurate look at the exotic sub-continent. Their great achievement still lies in their ability to blend the picturesque with the real, resulting in images that capture the European taste for the sublime landscape, while still remaining faithful to their subjects. The Daniells brought the romance of the English landscape to the antiquities of India and provided England with an accurate vision of this wondrous country. Consisting of one hundred and forty-four views, published in six parts, the work was issued in seven stages: three sets of twenty-four plates titled Oriental Scenery with title dates of 1795, 1797, and 1801; twelve plates titled Antiquities of India dated 1799; twenty-four plates titled Hindoo Excavations dated 1803; twenty-four plates titled Views in Hindoostan dated 1807; and twelve further plates of Antiquities of India published without a title page in 1808. All plates were engraved by the Daniells and all are taken from their drawings save the twenty-four plates of Hindoo Excavations , which are after drawings by James Wales. In their travels through the Himalayas the Daniells descended to the Alaknanda valley, entering Sringagar on the 27 of April, 1789. They were the first Europeans to visit this remote region and were immediately approached by the local raja, who entreated them to help in resolving a bitter feud with the neighboring ruler of Kumaon. They stayed only three days and left hurriedly in hope of avoiding offending the raja. While there, they sketched this lovely view of the rope bridge across the Alaknanda valley. While in the region William made the following observations regarding their sojourn, "The Rajah was in the middle of one of his recurring feuds with his brother, and "the inhabitants of Sirinagur were crossing the River as Quick as possible - they crowded on the Bridge so fast that we thought at times it would have broke, taking their Chesebust, Cots &c with them" (Journal of William Daniell). Abbey Travel II.420 no.88; cf. Lowndes I, p.588; Martinelli/Michell India Yesterday and today ''92 Rayakottai, fort'; cf. RIBA 799-804; cf. Sutton The Daniells (1954) p.156; cf. Tooley 172.
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- Palabras clave 19th century