A View in India

1788

William Daniell

Associated Names
William Daniell

Artist, British, 1769 - 1837

The image shows a coastal scene with water meeting land under a vast sky. The horizon line is slightly below the center, marking the meeting point of sea and land. A cluster of hills or mountains is visible on the horizon, with vegetation. Two sailboats float on the water, with their masts pointing towards the sky. The sky is almost monochromatic with a few soft clouds. The artwork is painted in light sepia tones, creating a serene and timeless atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    brown wash over graphite on laid paper

  • Credit Line

    Gift of William B. O'Neal

  • Dimensions

    overall: 19.7 x 26.1 cm (7 3/4 x 10 1/4 in.)

  • Accession Number

    1995.52.39

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(Thos. Agnew & Sons Ltd., London); purchased by William B. O'Neal, Charlottesville, VA, 1975-1994; gift to NGA, 1995.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

1981

  • The Grand Tour and Beyond: British Travel Narratives of the Continent, the Middle and Far East, Africa and the American Colonies, University of Virginia Library, Charlottesville, 1981.

Bibliography

1993

  • NGA O'Neal 1993, cat 98.

Inscriptions

lower left to lower center in graphite (faintly): (first words not deciphered) 15 . 1788; original inscription across bottom verso in brown ink (difficult to read because sheet is backed): (first words not deciphered) Oct. 15. 1788; lower left on mount in graphite: 73; lower left on mount in graphite: 146/32; lower center on mount in graphite: Gunga P[_______] - Oct.15.1788.

Watermarks

Crown

Wikidata ID

Q64636695

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