Distant View of Mootee Thurna, A Waterfall in the Rahemahl Hills, Bengal

Method Aquatint with hand colouring
Artist Fellow and William Orme after Thomas Daniell
Published Sold & Published Jany 1. 1802 by Edward Orme, Printseller in Ordinary to the King & Royal Family, No.59 Corner of Brook Street in Bond Street, London
Dimensions 302 x 434 mm, Pl. 360 x 480 mm
Notes Plate nineteen from '24 Views in Hindostan by William Orme'. This aquatint is based on a picture by William Orme (fl.1790-1825) and Thomas Daniell (1749-1840). The Motijharna is a waterfall in the Rajmahal Hills of West Bengal. It is visible between the two hills in the distance. The text accompanying this picture says that '[t]his scene is situated about 200 miles from Calcutta, and is well known to travellers. The Rajemahl Hills form a boundary to the river Ganges. Rajemahl was formerly the capital of one of the kings of Bengal, the ruins of whose palace still remain.'
Abbey Travel 424, 2
Framing mounted
Price £400.00
Stock ID 5290

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