View On the Chitpore Road, Calcutta, from "Oriental Scenery: Twenty Four Views in Hindoostan"
1795-1803
Classification
Department
Smithsonian Collection
Museum
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Credit
Smithsonian American Art Museum
Accession Number
1953-78-37
About this artwork
Research in Progress
Art Historical Context
Thomas Daniell, a pioneering British artist (1749–1840), captures the vibrant bustle of Chitpore Road Calcutta in this evocative print from his renowned seriesOriental Scenery: Four Views in Hindoan*, published between 1795 1803. Accompanying his nephew William on extensive travels through India from 1786 to 1793, Daniell meticulously documented the subcontinent's landscapes, architecture, and daily life. Chitpore Road, a key thoroughfare in colonial Calcutta (now Kolkata), likely teems with merchants, ox carts, and grand buildings, offering European viewers a window into the exotic East durin...