Jami Masjid mosque, Delhi. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1797.

  • Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840.
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January 1797
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Jami Masjid mosque, Delhi. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1797. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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Situated to the west of the Red Fort at Delhi, the Jami Musjid was built by Shah Jahan in 1650-1656. It is the largest mosque in India. Archer op. cit.

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London (Historic Gallery Pall Mall) : Published as the act directs for Tho[ma]s Daniell by Rob[er]t Bowyer, January 1797.

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1 print : line-etching and aquatint, with watercolour ; platemark 49 x 65.3 cm.

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The Jummah Musjed, Delhi ; drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell Bears number bottom right : XXIII

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Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, 420.24
Mildred Archer, Early views of India, London 1980, reproduced as no. 35

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Wellcome Collection 27663i

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