Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
William Daniell, 1769–1837, British
Title:
Sankrydroog, Madras
Date:
1792
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, smooth, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 5/8 x 21 1/8 inches (44.8 x 53.7 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on mount in graphite, lower left: "150 | 151/33"; lower center: "Part of Sankydroog (May 1792) | M58"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.6144
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
mountains | trees | temples | landscape
Associated Places:
India | Tamil Nadu | Chennai
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
The Line of Beauty : British Drawings and Watercolors of the Eighteenth Century (Yale Center for British Art, 2001-05-19 - 2001-08-05)
Publications:
Scott Wilcox, Line of beauty : British drawings and watercolors of the eighteenth century, , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2001, pp. 97-8, no. 81, NC228 W53 2001 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:9392