English School, circa 1835

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English School, circa 1835
The Temple of Karli between Bombay and Poonah
with inscription on a sheet of paper attached to the mount; pencil and watercolour, unframed
12 5/8 x 16¼in. (321 x 413mm.); and a monochrome drawing of the Caves of Elephanta by another hand (2)

Lot Essay

This watercolour depicts the entrance to the temple and is after a sketch by James Fergusson. This sketch was the original drawing for a plate that appeared in Fergusson's Illustrations of the Rock-cut Temples of India

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