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Description: | Etching of temple columns at Chandravati by Edward Francis Finden (1791-1857) and Ghasi (fl. 1820's). Plate 16 of James Tod's 'Annals and antiquities of Rajast'han or the Central and Western Rajpoot States of India' published in London in 1832.
In 1818 several princely states of Northern India signed a treaty with the British and Colonel James Tod became the first Political Agent to the Western Rajput States. Along with his official duties, Tod became very interested in the genealogies of the Rajput Kingdoms as well as the art they produced. Chandravati is a small abandoned site near Jhalarapatan in Rajasthan. Ruined temples similar to the one found here were constructed in the same style as early as the 7th century. Many sculptures formerly at this site were moved to Jhalarapatan at a later date. The three columns in this etching are elaborately decorated with figures incorporated into the foliate motifs. According to Tod's writing, each of the columns at Chandravati differs in detail from the others. | License: | http://www.bl.uk/services/copy/permission.html | Publisher: | Smith, Elder & Co. | Rights holder: | British Library | Subjects: | Temples | Source: | Collect Britain | Creator: | Finden, Edward Francis (1791-1857) | Identifier: | http://www.collectbritain.co.uk/personal... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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