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Thomas Daniell, 1749–1840, British, active in India, Two Studies of an Indian Elephant's Head, ca. 1840
- Title:
- Two Studies of an Indian Elephant's Head
- Date:
- ca. 1840
- Materials & Techniques:
- Gray wash over graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 7 x 9 5/8 inches (17.8 x 24.4 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper right: "[...]"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2006.14.17
- Classification:
- Drawings & Watercolors
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- animal art | elephants (animals) | studies
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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- https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:54346
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Thomas Daniell left London for Kolkata in 1784 with permission from the East India Company. His aim was to make engravings of India for the British market. Between 1788 and 1793, Daniell made three long tours across India filling sketchbooks with topographical views and studies of the people, animals, and plants he encountered along the way. These vivid studies of elephants are characteristic of his approach. Daniell’s greatest achievement was the publication of Oriental Scenery, 144 aquatints of Indian views issued in six series from 1795 to 1808. Gallery label for A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
The Critique of Reason : Romantic Art, 1760–1860 (Yale University Art Gallery, 2015-03-06 - 2015-07-26) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition]
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31) [YCBA Objects in the Exhibition] [Exhibition Description]
Holly Shaffer, Adapting the eye, An archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2011, p. 36, no. 131, V2359 (YCBA) [YCBA]
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