Hand Colored Engraving by T. Allom: View of Sacred Source of the Ganges, Framed

Patiently, a narrow channel winds between steep green crags toward open water

This hand colored engraving is from London, England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1860. It is ink on paper. Printmaking carried enthusiasm for the Orient beyond a small circle of patrons, because publishers and artists produced illustrated books on travel and religion that could be distributed affordably to all classes. In miniature, a hand-colored landscape of dark cliffs closing in on a small bay, with rocks in the foreground and a pale sky above. It sits in a broad white mat and a warm amber-toned frame with a leafy relief. It is 19.75 inches wide and 18.5 high.

A small inlet with big cliffs and a lot of drama.