LOT DETAILS

Materials:

oil on canvas

Measurements:

55.98 in. (142.20 cm.) (height) by 72.01 in. (182.90 cm.) (width)

Exhibited:

London, Royal Academy, 1807, no.61 (‘The gate of Serai, at Chandpore, in the Rohilla district, East Indies’

Literature:

T. Sutton, The Daniells Artists and Travellers , London, 1954, p.45. M. Shellim, India and the Daniells , London, 1979, p.67, TD62 (‘Gate of a Serai (A travellers’ rest house), Chandpur, U.P. 1807. … An ornate gateway through which a hackery (a light wooden cart drawn by bullocks) with a red covering enters. Two men to right of entrance and two on left, all holding lances. Tree on left, with three turbaned figures beside a palanquin. An elephant caparisoned in red to right of gateway. Two men are seated near the elephant’s trunk, within the verandah.’), illustrated in black and white. M.Shellim, India and the Daniells Additional Oil Paintings , (Spink), London, 1988, Appendix B , p.38, TD62 (which Shellim dates to 1807, the year it was exhibited at the Royal Academy

Provenance:

Charles Hampden Turner, F.R.S. (1772-1856), Rooks Nest, Tandridge, Surrey, and thence by descent to his great-great grandson, C.H. Turner, until 1928. Maharajadhiraja Bijoy Chand of Burdwan (1885-1941), London. Private collection. with Spink, London, from whom purchased by the late owner in November 1978. Private collection, London