Indian people pray before two statues of a horse and rider and an elaborately decorated statue of an elephant carrying a howdah. Coloured aquatint by T. Medland after C. Gold, 1803.
- Gold, Charles, Captain.
- Date:
- 6 Oct 1803
- Reference:
- 640684i
- Pictures
About this work
Description
The statues sit on a ledge. To the right is a four-handed statue with elaborate costume and two fangs standing before the entrance to a building. "Manapar": assumed to be Manappārai, in Tamil Nadu, situated 38 km south west of Trichy (Tiruchirappalli).
Publication/Creation
[London] (Pall Mall) : W. & G. Nicol, 6 Oct 1803.
Physical description
1 print : aquatint, with watercolour ; image 23.7 x 30.1 cm
Lettering
C. Gold delt. Medland sculpt.
References note
Travel in aquatint and lithography 1770-1860 from the library of J.R. Abbey, London 1957, vol. II, pp. 393-393, no. 428.44 (Colossal idols, near the village of Manapar)
Reference
Wellcome Collection 640684i
Type/Technique
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Where to find it
Location Status Access Closed stores