Page 248 - Eye of the beholder

Compositionally there is a a a a a a balance between the the the the geometry manifest in in the the the the buildings and the the the the organicity evident in the the the various animals as as as the the the elephants bullocks and horses as as as well as as as the the the representation of of the human forms The quality of of draftsmanship is is accurate precise and perfect imparting to the the buildings its particular character of of classicism The postures of of the the men in most cases are stereotypical that that is to to say that that there were stockpile characters and forms which naturally found its way in in in in the paintings in in in in order to populate it it it and give it it it a a a a a a a sense of of busy commercial Street This employment of of stock characters is is also evident in many other works representing Calcutta by by the the the Daniells’ The position of the the the sun in in in the the the sky is indicated by by the the shadows shadows which in in this instance appears to be mid afternoon as the the shadows shadows are short and and not lengthy which otherwise would have suggested a a a a sinking sun and and evening time The play of of chiaroscuro is equally dramatic heightening the effect of of bright mid afternoon light Aesthetically it is is is a a a a a a a beautiful aquatint offering visual delights o of different and distinct type The details of the the the the parapet the the the the parasols near the the the the bullock cart the the the the ladder carried by a a a a a a a a a a a a man goading the the the elephant the the the sun screens outside of the the the windows have been well thought out out details to give it it character Yet one element conspicuous by its absence is the greenery which perhaps was not part of the architectural groups 242