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Gateway to a mosque, Chunar, Uttar Pradesh
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| Caption | Gateway to a mosque, Chunar, Uttar Pradesh. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1797. There is another, earlier, view of the same gateweay by William Hodges published in the series Select views in India with the lettering: "A View of a Mosque at Chunar Gur" – see ICV 51119. Reproduced in Archer on p 99, where she compares the images Chunargarh, or Chunar, was a well-known landmark on the journey up and down the Ganges and many of the British stopped to explore the various buildings there. By the Daniells' time, the old Mughal fort on the cliff-top was used by the British as a European invalid station for wounded and sick soldiers. Archer op. cit. Created January 1797. Mogul Empire – India. Architecture. Trees. Mosques – India. Worship (Islam). Thomas Daniell (1749–1840). Contributors: Thomas Daniell (1749–1840). Work ID: w4n6ak9e. |
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| Creator | see caption |
| Artwork medium | line-etching and aquatint, with watercolour |
| Credit | Wellcome Collection |
| Terms of use | Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY 4.0) |
| Search stock images by keyword | Gateway mosque Chunar Uttar Pradesh Etchings Aquatints Thomas Daniell |
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