Thomas Daniell
England, b.1749, d.1840
William Daniell
England / India, b.1769, d.1837
The Shiva Cave, Elephanta Island.
- 1793
- Watercolour
- 260 x 360mm
- 69/327
Location: Monica Richards Gallery
Tags: buildings (structures), columns (architectural elements), Hinduism, palaces, people (agents), plants (living organisms), reliefs (sculptures), religious buildings, rock, temples (buildings), torches (lighting devices), Trimurti
Thomas and William Daniell visited Bombay (Mumbai) in 1793 in the final months of their seven-year Indian stay, and met Scottish-born artist James Wales, who became their guide to nearby Elephanta Island and its rock-hewn caves, an ancient former Hindu Shiva temple. The Daniells worked in partnership, William drawing outlines with a camera obscura, and Thomas completing works in watercolour.
(Out of Time, 23 September 2023 – 28 April 2024)
Exhibition History
![Andreas Cellarius Hypothesis Ptolemaica Sive Communis Planetarum Motus Per Eccentricos Et Epicyclos Demonstrans [The Ptolemaic Hypothesis or Common Representation Demonstrating the Planetary Motions through Eccentrics and Epicycles] 1661. Hand-coloured engraving. Collection of Christchurch Art Gallery Te Puna o Waiwhetū, William A. Sutton bequest, 2000](/media/cache/05/97/05970cdff0f6b3264062d69bf2aa90f5.jpg)
