The Great Pagoda, Tanjore (Abbey 420 no.50; Archer II, pl.24)

细节
The Great Pagoda, Tanjore (Abbey 420 no.50; Archer II, pl.24)
hand-coloured aquatint, September 1798 [watermarked 'J.Whatman 1794'] thick paper.
P.533 x 728mm.

拍品专文

September 1792: The Brihadisvara or Rajarajesvara Temple, built around AD 1000, has a main shrine with a pyramidal tower unusually capped with a domical capstone.