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Hand-coloured aquatint of a large stone sundial with a steep triangular gnomon and stairs, beside a curved wall, with ruins and hills behind.

Astronomy: the open air observatory at Delhi. Coloured aquatint by Thomas Daniell, 1815.

A hand-coloured aquatint of the open-air observatory at Delhi, showing a massive stone sundial with a steep triangular gnomon and stepped ramp rising beside a curved wall. Small figures stand on the stairs and walls, with ruined structures, rocky ground and a distant town under a pale, cloudy sky.

Artist
Thomas Daniell
Date
January 1797
Medium
Etchings Aquatints
Source
Wellcome Collection
Size
4000 × 2889 px
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Public domain · Wellcome Collection marks it Public Domain Mark; made by 1797.
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Español: El observatorio de Delhi, aguatinta de Thomas Daniell

Una aguatinta coloreada a mano del observatorio al aire libre de Delhi, con un gran reloj solar de piedra, un gnomon triangular empinado y una rampa escalonada junto a un muro curvo. Pequeñas figuras están sobre las escaleras y los muros, con estructuras en ruinas, terreno rocoso y una ciudad lejana bajo un cielo pálido y nublado.

Português: O observatório de Delhi, aquatinta de Thomas Daniell

Uma aquatinta colorida à mão do observatório ao ar livre de Delhi, mostrando um grande relógio de sol de pedra, com um gnômon triangular íngreme e uma rampa escalonada ao lado de um muro curvo. Pequenas figuras estão sobre as escadas e os muros, com estruturas em ruínas, terreno rochoso e uma cidade distante sob um céu pálido e nublado.

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