File:Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur by William Hodges.jpg
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William Hodges: A View of the Great Pagoda at Tanjore
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| Artist |
artist QS:P170,Q730841 |
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| Author |
Hodges, William (1744-1797) |
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| Title |
A View of the Great Pagoda at Tanjore |
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print object_type QS:P31,Q11060274 |
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| Description |
English: A View of the Great Pagoda at Tanjore(019XZZ000000307U00023000)
Coloured aquatint with etching of Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur by William Hodges This is plate 23 from William Hodges' book 'Select Views in India', showing the Rajarajeshvara Temple at Thanjavur. Hodges composed this picture without ever visiting Thanjavur. His source was a sketch made by a surveyor named Mr Topping. The Rajarajeshvara Temple is also known as the Brihadishvara Temple and is one of the greatest temples in southern India. It was built under the patronage of Rajaraja I of the Chola dynasty in AD1010. The vimana, or principal sanctuary, is surmounted by a tall pyramidal stone tower and stands in a large rectangular courtyard, entered on the east through two gateways or gopuras. This picture was used by Hodges in contrast to his view the Pagodas at Deogarh, which he saw as illustrating the early and the later stages of Indian architecture. |
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| Date |
1787 date QS:P571,+1787-00-00T00:00:00Z/9 |
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| Medium |
lithograph medium QS:P186,Q15123870 |
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| Dimensions |
height: 33.3 cm (13.1 in); width: 48 cm (18.8 in) dimensions QS:P2048,33.3U174728 dimensions QS:P2049,48U174728 |
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| Collection |
institution QS:P195,Q23308 |
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| Accession number |
X307(23) |
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| Credit line | British Library Asia, Pacific and Africa Collections | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | http://www.bl.uk/onlinegallery/onlineex/apac/other/019xzz000000307u00023000.html | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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