Gate leading to a Musjed, at Chunar Ghur, Thomas Daniell, January 1797

Image from oriental scenery. Plate 24 from the first set of thomas daniell's 'oriental scenery. ' the ancient fortress of chunargarh, on a bold rock on the ganges just before it reaches varanasi, was strongly fortified by akbar and represented the gateway to his eastern indian provinces. In 1606 shah qasim sulamaini, a famous pious figure, died here and his followers built him a funerary complex. The entrance is a magnificent structure with a pointed arch in the middle, completely decorated with relief patterns of different designs. The artist commented, '. . The effect of this gate, at a distance, is grand, from the bold projection of its superior parts; and its ornaments, though numerous, are applied with so much art and discretion, as to form the happiest union of beauty and grandeur. '. Object Type: print. Date: January 1797. Depicted Place: Chunar Fort. Oriental Scenery Fig 24