Osian's Auction Catalogue ABC Series III | March 2007

ABC Series III 126 139 i. Walker’s Quarterly Nos. 35-36 Special issue entirely devoted to the life and work of Thomas Daniell (1749-1840) & William Daniell (1769-1837), the two artists who travelled across India at the end of the 18th century. Martin Hardie and Muriel Clayton London: Walker’s Galleries Ltd., 1932 Frontispiece: ‘Thomas Daniell’ from the painting by Sir David Wilkie in the National Gallery, Millbank, London – No. 231. 8.3 x 5.4 in (21.2 x 14.0 cm) 125pp / 2 col and 10 b/w reproductions, Includes W. Daniell’s Journal – A Voyage from Calcutta to Hurdwar 1788 Binding: Softbound with printed cover and rare original wrappers Condition: Good ii. The Daniells – Artists and Travellers Thomas Sutton London: Bodley Head, 1954 First Edition Frontispiece: ‘View of the Cascade’, engraved and coloured by William Daniell from a painting by Captain Robert Smith 9.7 x 7.5 in (25.0 x 19.0 cm) Orange rexin with title embossed in black on the spine, no dust jacket 229pp / 7 col and 35 b/w reproductions with 3 maps Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good iii. The Daniells in India (Exhibition Catalogue produced In conjunction with an Exhibition organized by the Smithsonian Institution) Introduction by Mildred Archer Washington D.C.: Smithsonian Institute, November 1962 Frontispiece: ‘Ruins of part of the palace at Rohtasgarh, Bihar, January 1790’ 8.4 x 7.6 in (21.5 x 17.3 cm) Cover: Printed with images of Thomas Daniell and William Daniell (in the uniform of The St. Pancras Volunteers) 41pp / 24 b/w reproductions Binding; Softbound & centre-pinned Condition: Good iv. Artist Adventurers in 18th Century India: Thomas and William Daniell (Exhibition Catalogue) Introduction by Mildred Archer London: Spink and Sons Ltd., 1974 7.4 x 9.6 in (19.0 x 24.7 cm) Cover: Printed with the image of ‘Southeast view of the hill fort of Bijaigarh, U.P. 8 January 1790’ 36pp Binding: Softbound & centre-pinned Condition: Good v. Early Views of India The Picturesque Journeys of Thomas and William Daniell 1786-1794 [The Complete Aquatints] Mildred Archer London: Thames and Hudson, 1980 First Edition 11.0 x 8.9 in (28.0 x 22.5 cm) Cover: Maroon cloth with title and logo embossed in gold on the spine. Printed dustjacket 240pp / 33 col and 225 b/w plates with 3 maps Binding: Hardbound (original) Condition: Good Dustjacket torn in places. vi. India Observed – The P & O Collection of Watercolours of India by Thomas Daniell, R.A. and William Daniell, R.A. (Auction Catalogue produced in conjunction with the Auction held in held on Tuesday, September 24th, 1996) London: Christie’s, 1996 10.4 x 8.2 in (26.6 x 20.9 cm) Cover: Printed with an image of ‘An Aquatint by the Daniells of the Gate of the Tomb of the Emperor Akbar at Sikandra near Agra’ 126pp including an essay by G.H.R. Tillotson, ‘Many very Picturesque Views indeed: Watercolours and Drawings of India by Thomas and William Daniell’ / 72 Lots, each illustrated and prices realized marked in ink/ 60 col, 17 b/w reproductions with 4 maps Binding: Softbound Condition: Good INR 200,000 – 250,000 USD 4,500 – 5,650 (Set of 6)