The Entrance to the Elephanta Cave

1800

Colour aquatint on paper

Print size: 17.75 x 23.5 in (45 x 59.7 cm)
Sheet size: 18.75 x 25 in (47.5 x 63.5 cm)
With Mount: 23 x 28.25 in (58 x 71.5 cm)

"Plate 7 from the fifth set of Thomas and William Daniell's 'Oriental Scenery' called 'Antiquities of India.' The famous rock-cut Hindu sanctuary on Elephanta island in the harbour of Bombay was excavated around the 6th Century. The principal shrine is entered through a hall with columns with squat tapering shafts and fluted cushion-like capitals. The most famous image is the Trimurti, an enormous triple-headed Shiva image. The left side profile express the feminine aspect of the god while the right one represents his fierce masculine aspect; the central head is introspective and serene". (Source: British Library Board)

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