Old Court House Street Looking South from the Views of Calcutta

Maker(s)
Artist: Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) William Daniell (1769-1837)
Historical period(s)
1788
School
Company School
Medium
Etching with aquatint; ink and watercolor on paper
Dimensions
H x W: 44.5 x 56.8 cm (17 1/2 x 22 3/8 in)
Geography
India
Credit Line
Gift of Lee and Roy Galloway
Collection
Arthur M. Sackler Collection
Accession Number
S1999.8.9
On View Location
Currently not on view
Classification(s)
Print
Type

Intaglio

Keywords
city, India
Provenance

From the 1960s to 1999
Lee and Roy Galloway, Easton, MD, acquired by the donors in India in the 1960s [1]

From 1999
Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, given by Lee and Roy Galloway in 1999

Notes:

[1] According to Provenance Remark 1 in the object record.

Previous Owner(s) and Custodian(s)

Mr. and Mrs. Roy Galloway

Label

Here, as in so many of their prints, Thomas and William Daniell contrast the European-style architecture of colonial Calcutta with its eclectic population by delineating the stately structures precisely while rendering the inhabitants with a more fluid line. If their depiction of the large mansions of East India Company agents and wealthy merchants appealed to British pride, their inclusion of natives, such as the ascetic leaning upon his staff visible in the midst of the broad avenue, spoke to British fascination with their "exotic" subjects.

Collection Area(s)
South Asian and Himalayan Art
Web Resources
Google Cultural Institute
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