Gateway to the Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1796.

  • Daniell, Thomas, 1749-1840.
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July 1796
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27642i
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Thomas Daniell was probably criticized for not showing the mausoleum in greater detail, with the result that in 1801 he produced two views of the Taj Mahal in a larger format, almost 3 feet (90cm) in width. These are not part of the series Oriental scenery, and are reproduced as nos. 28-29 in Archer op. cit.

The Taj Mahal was raised by the Mughal emperor, Shah Jahan, as a mausoleum for his favourite wife, known as Mumtaz-i-Mahal, "The Elect of the Palace", who died in 1629. Shah Jahan, it is said, planned a similar tomb for himself of black marble, across the river, but after his death he was interred beside her. 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, July 1796.

Physical description

1 print : aquatint, with watercolour ; platemark 49.2 x 65.3 cm.

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The Taje Mahel, at Agra ; drawn and engraved by Thomas Daniell Bears number bottom right : XVIII

References note

Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, San Francisco 1991, vol. 2, 420.1918
Mildred Archer, Early views of India, London 1980, reproduced as no. 27 66

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Wellcome Collection 27642i

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