Set of two prints from "Scenery, Costumes and Architecture Chiefly on the Western Side of India"
a) J Bailey after William Westall
Interior of the Great Cave Temple of Elephanta, near Bombay, drawn in 1803
1826
Coloured aquatint on paper
10 x 11 in (25.4 x 27.94 cm)
Publisher: Smith Elder & Co.
"This is plate 30 of Robert Melville Grindlay's 'Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India'. Grindlay (1786-1877) was only seventeen when he arrived in India in 1803. He served with the Bombay Native Infantry from 1804 to 1820 and during this period made a large collection of sketches and drawings. The island of Elephanta near Bombay derives its popular name from the figure of a gigantic carved elephant near the landing place. The temple is dedicated to the Hindu god Shiva and was completely excavated from the rock some time around the 6th century AD. The great temple is at the centre of the excavation and is entered from the east. It has two smaller shrines on either side, entered from the north and west respectively. Large panels containing figures in relief are cut deeply into the walls. These are depictions of aspects of Shiva are considered among the great masterpieces of Hindu sculpture." (Source: British Library Board)
b) F C Hunt after William Westall
View of the City and Fortress of Tonk in Rajpootana
1826
Coloured aquatint on paper
9.5 x 11.75 in (24.13 x 29.97 cm)
Publisher: Smith Elder & Co.
"This is plate 35 from Robert Melville Grindlay's 'Scenery, Costumes and Architecture chiefly on the Western Side of India'. Grindlay (1786-1877) was only 17 when he arrived in India in 1803. He served with the Bombay Native Infantry from 1804 to 1820 and during this period made a large collection of sketches and drawings.
Situated fifty miles south of Jaipur in Rajasthan is the ancient town of Tonk. Grindlay wrote: "Although from the sandy unproductive soil of this part of the country there is but little foliage and cultivation, the varied outline of the numerous hills, most of which are crammed by forts or temples, gives a picturesque effect, greatly increased by the appearance and costumes of the inhabitants."" (Source: British Library Board)
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