View from Murichon looking northward up the channel of the Teenchoo on the road to Tacissudon, Bhutan
1794
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1794
watercolor
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
View from Murichon looking northward up the channel of the Teenchoo on the road to Tacissudon, Bhutan is a 1794 watercolor by Samuel Davis, a Rococo painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a steep mountain valley with rocky cliffs and sparse trees. In the distance, jagged peaks fade into a pale sky. Near the bottom left, two small figures stand on a ledge, looking out over the scene. The artist used soft watercolors to show light hitting the mountains, making the scene feel quiet and vast. The tiny people highlight how huge the landscape is. Next, look up Romanticism to see how this style often made nature look grand and mysterious.
A watercolour by Samuel Davis from 1794 depicts a northward view up the Teenchoo channel toward Tacissudon, Bhutan, from Murichon, and is signed and titled by the artist. The work is part of Davis’s documented travels in the Himalayas, where he is regarded as one of the earliest Western artists to record the region.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Samuel Davis (1760–1819) was an English soldier turned diplomat who later became a director of the East India Company (EIC).
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