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Description: | Pen and ink drawing of a carving from the temple at Semachullam, by J. Newman, part of the MacKenzie Collection and from an album of 37 drawings (43 folios) of sculpture at Jajpur, Puri, Bezwada and Sitanagar, made during a journey from Bengal through Orissa to the Coromandel Coast, dated 30 June 1815.
Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) joined the East India Company as an engineer at the age of 28 and spent the majority of his career in India. He used the salary he earned from his military career as a captain, major and finally a colonel to finance his research into the history and religion of Indian and Javan culture. During his surveys in South India he collected and recorded details concerning every aspect of South Indian history, architecture, language, life and religion, resulting in thousands of drawings and copies of inscriptions. This drawing depicts a wall sculpture with a figure of Vishnu standing in the centre with elaborate scrollwork and foliage inhabited by birds and various animals behind. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Rights holder: | British Library | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Newman, J. | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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