In the 1780s, the artists Thomas and William Daniell made several journeys through India. In London by 1794, their aquatints were issued in volumes, entitled "Oriental Scenery". In this text, Antonio Martinelli's photographs reproduce the compositions, and George Michell looks at their history.
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In the 1780s, the artists Thomas and William Daniell made several journeys through India. In London by 1794, their aquatints were issued in volumes, entitled "Oriental Scenery". In this text, Antonio Martinelli's photographs reproduce the compositions, and George Michell looks at their history.
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Timeless. 1998. First. Hard Cover. Book: Very Good, gift inscription. DJ: Very Good. 13x10. 223pp. Colour frontis & profuse colour plates & photos & colour illus endpapers by Thomas & William Daniell & Antonio Martinelli. The carriage painter Thomas Daniell arrived in India with his nephew William in 1786. Travelling to the most remote parts of the country, they executed a substantial number of sketches which were then worked up in detail as engravings, oil paintings and aquatints. Nearly two centuries later, photographer Antonio Martinelli set off in their footsteps equipped with his own camera. THIS BOOK IS HEAVY AND MAY REQUIRE EXTRA FOR POSTAGE, PARTICULARLY TO OVERSEAS DESTINATIONS, HOWEVER, AS ALWAYS, WE WILL DO OUR BEST FOR OUR CUSTOMERS WHEREVER THEY ARE.
