拍品专文
Another sacred site in the same district as Bhagwanpur (see lot 20) is Mandesvara, near Chainpur (actually some way to the south of Ramgarh, in spite of the inscription on the reverse of the drawing). The Daniells visited the half-buried temple at Mandesvara on 22 January 1790.
'This temple... terminates the top of the hill of Seeta, and was dedicated to Mandeswara, one of the appellations of Maha-Deva [i.e. Siva]. By the accumulated mass under which the Temple is now buried, it appears probable it originally had a spire, similar to many other Hindoo temples in this part of India; the peculiar forms of the ornamental parts, found near the entrance, strengthen this conjecture. The irregular path on one side of the hill leading up to the temple is in many places marked with the mouldering remains of ancient Hindoo art' (Oriental Scenery).
This drawing served as the basis for the aquatint Oriental Scenery, vol.V, no.13 (published 1 December 1808). Another aquatint (Oriental Scenery, vol.V, no.22) shows the interior of the temple.
'This temple... terminates the top of the hill of Seeta, and was dedicated to Mandeswara, one of the appellations of Maha-Deva [i.e. Siva]. By the accumulated mass under which the Temple is now buried, it appears probable it originally had a spire, similar to many other Hindoo temples in this part of India; the peculiar forms of the ornamental parts, found near the entrance, strengthen this conjecture. The irregular path on one side of the hill leading up to the temple is in many places marked with the mouldering remains of ancient Hindoo art' (Oriental Scenery).
This drawing served as the basis for the aquatint Oriental Scenery, vol.V, no.13 (published 1 December 1808). Another aquatint (Oriental Scenery, vol.V, no.22) shows the interior of the temple.