Title
PART OF THE INTERIOR OF THE ELEPHANTA. : NO. VIII. / DRAWN & ENGRAVED BY THOS DANIELL R.A. & WM DANIELL.
Creator
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840, artist, printmaker, publisher.
Publication details
[London] : Published as the Act directs by Thos Daniell, Howland Street, Fitzroy Square, March 1 1800.
Physical details
1 print : etching and aquatint with hand-colouring ; platemark 48 x 65.1 cm, on sheet 53.7 x 72.2 cm.
Description
The interior of the Elephanta Cave on Elephanta Island, India; water in the foreground; a large, carved column in the middle; rocks and boulders on the floor; large carved statues against the central walls; figures and cattle inside.
Place
Elephanta Island (India)
Additional information
This set of prints are bound with 10.tab.30.(1). and 10.tab.30.(2). Published in parts. 3 vol. of plates bound into one volume: ORIENTAL SCENERY (1795); ORIENTAL SCENERY (1797); ANTIQUITIES OF INDIA (1799). 3 vol. of descriptive letterpress at 280.e.42. This volume comprises 12 views and one aquatinted title sheet.
Other persons
Daniell, William, 1769-1837, artist, printmaker.
Shelfmark
10 TAB.30.(3).