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Sepia print of the Writers' Buildings in Calcutta with an obelisk, colonnaded facade, and street figures and carts.

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The Writers' Buildings, Calcutta (image 3 of 3), Thomas Daniell, Wikimedia Commons. Via artnap.com

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This sepia-toned print by Thomas Daniell depicts The Writers' Buildings in Calcutta, a long multi-storey colonnaded structure fronted by a tall obelisk on a pedestal. Figures in period dress, a bullock cart and palanquin-like carriages populate the street in the foreground.

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