Title
THE SACRED TREE OF THE HINDOOS AT GYAH, BAHAR. NO.XV. / DRAWN AND ENGRAVED BY THOS DANIELL.
Creator
Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840, artist, printmaker.
Publication details
[London] : Published as the Act directs for Thos Daniell, by Robt Bowyer, at the Historic Gallery, Pall Mall, May 1796.
Physical details
1 print : etching and aquatint with hand-colouring ; platemark 47.9 x 62.5 cm, on sheet 53.6 x 71.9 cm.
Description
View of an old pipal tree and a shrine built under it, with carved images of gods; a man standing at left, embracing branches of the tree, and another worshipping with his back turned to the viewer; a man approaching from far right, arched buildings seen behind.
Place
Bihar (India)
Additional information
This set of prints are bound with 10.tab.30.(2). and 10.tab.30.(3). 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 24 views and one aquatinted title sheet.
Other persons
Bowyer, Robert, 1758-1834, publisher.
Shelfmark
10 TAB.30.(1).