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Exterior view of the Great Temple, Madura

Drawing
c. 1840 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of three drawings of monuments at Madura. This one an exterior view of the Great temple, Madura, with the 'gopuram' on the right and figures in the foreground.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleExterior view of the Great Temple, Madura (generic title)
Materials and techniques
watercolour
Brief description
Architectural; Drawings; watercolour, Exterior view of the Great Temple, Madura; Madura, ca. 1840
Physical description
One of three drawings of monuments at Madura. This one an exterior view of the Great temple, Madura, with the 'gopuram' on the right and figures in the foreground.
Dimensions
  • Height: 33cm
  • Width: 47cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Inscribed 'Madura Pagoda'
Object history
Transferred from the India Museum, 1879
Bibliographic reference
Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 40 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
08106(IS)

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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