The Ashes of Rvana (Abbey 420 no.119; Archer VI, pl.18)

The Ashes of Rvana (Abbey 420 no.119; Archer VI, pl.18)
The Ashes of Rvana, interior view (Abbey 420 no.120; Archer VI, pl.19)
hand-coloured aquatints, June 1803, [watermarked 'J.Whatman'], on thick paper

P.524 x 728; 523 x 728mm.

The facade of this rock-cut temple in Ellora has lost several of its piers, but its interior still boasts reliefs and sculptures of Shivaite inspiration on the south side, and Vaishnava images on the north side. (2)