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TITLE: The Entrance to the Mausoleums in Sultan Khusero's garden, near Allahabad
ARTIST: Thomas and William Daniell
ENGRAVER: Thomas and William Daniell
PUBLISHER: Thomas and William Daniell,
PLACE: Howland Street,Fitzroy Square, London
YEAR: 1802
MEDIUM: Colour Aquatint
SURFACE: Paper
IMAGE SIZE: 45.5 x 59.5 cm
WITH MOUNT: 66 x 78.5 cm

Plate 8 from the 3rd 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 the artists who traveled to India for their unparalled visual record of 18th century India.

The Khusrau Bagh in Allahabad had originally been built as a pleasure resort for the future Emperor Jahangir (1605-27), then Prince Salim, when he stayed here in 1599 when in rebellion against his father, and was designed in part by the artist Aqa Riza. The gateway seems to date from this time. Jahangir's eldest son, Khusrau, in turn rebelled againsthis father, and was kept incarcerated in this garden in Allahabad. He is buried here along with his mother and sister. The entrance gateway to the garden is an arched portal with projecting balconies; the Daniells' remark on the gradual disappearanceof its

painted decorations. (British Library Board)