The Moti Jharna waterfall in the Rajmahal Hills, Thomas Daniell, 1788

Pencil drawing of the motihjarna waterfall in the rajmahal hills in west bengal, by thomas and william daniell, dated 12th october 1788. There is a faint and now unreadable inscription on the mount. Thomas daniell (1749-1840) and his nephew william (1769-1837) travelled throughout india from 1786 to 1794 drawing and painting the landscape views and monuments they witnessed along the way. The daniells are renowned for a collection of aquatints of views of india in six parts called 'oriental scenery' that was published between 1795 and 1810. Object Type: drawing. Date: 1788. Dimensions: height: 42.3 cm (16.6 in); width: 57.7 cm (22.7 in). Medium: pencil on paper. Depicted Place: Moti Jharna. Collection: British Library. The Moti Jharna waterfall in the Rajmahal Hills - British Library WD1726