Sculptured Rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the coast of Coromandel

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Sculptured Rocks, at Mavalipuram, on the coast of Coromandel
A Pavillion, belonging to an Hindoo Temple
hand-coloured aquatints, October 1799 & December 1808, thick paper occasional light spotting
P.568 x 750mm.; 752 x 552mm. (2)

拍品专文

October 1792: "Mauveleporam lies... on the sea coast and is known to mariners by the name of the Seven Pagodas".
October 1792: "This view was taken near Mavelaporam on the Coromandel coast. Most of the Hindoo Temples in the southern part of Hindoostan have attached pavillions,...principally used on those festival days when it is thought proper to make such an exhibition for the gratification of the populace".