The Tomb of a Moorish Lady, Bengal, Thomas Daniell, 1803

Plate 21 from '24 views in indostan by william orme'. Orme's drawing is based on a picture by thomas daniell. It shows the tomb of a muslim woman set within a rural landscape somewhere in bengal. It is islamic practice to bury the dead. The graves of important people are often marked by elaborate tombs such as this one. In the words of francis blagdon, he found this view 'strikingly picturesque and beautiful. ' item number: 20021. Object Type: print. Date: 1803. Place of creation: London. Dimensions: height: 32 cm (12.5 in); width: 44 cm (17.3 in). Medium: aquatint, lithograph. Depicted Place: Bengal. Collection: British Library. The Tomb of a Moorish Lady, Bengal - British Library X768-2(21)