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TITLE: Mausoleum of Sultan Purveiz, Near Allahabad
ARTIST: Thomas and William Daniell
ENGRAVER: Thomas and William Daniell
PUBLISHER: Robert Bowyer, at the Historic Gallery
PLACE: London
YEAR: 1796
MEDIUM: Colour Aquatint
SURFACE: Paper
IMAGE SIZE: 46 x 59 cm
WITH MOUNT: 65.5 x 78.5 cm

Plate 22 from the first set of Thomas and William Daniels' Oriental Scenery, a six volume work and published from 1795 to 1815 that documented Indian architecture, landscapes and people for a British audience. Between 1786 and 1793, Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) and his nephew William Daniell (1769-1837) shared a celebrated artistic journey around India. The Daniells' are considered the best among all theartists who traveled to India for their unparalled visual record of 18th century India.

This coloured aquatint depicts a large mausoleum in the centre, withfigures standing on steps and sitting by the main entrance, surrounded by trees. Although the Daniells' noted this to be the mausoleum of Sultan Parwez, the son of the Muhgal Emperor Jahangir, there is some debate over

whether it was actually his tomb, or the final resting place of his sister, Nisar Begum.