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Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 40 Language Not applicable Name Cousens, Henry, archaeologist and photographer in India, 1854-1933

1. Photo 40

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40
Title:
Photographs of the Ellora Caves. Photographer(s): Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Collection of 170 prints, originally housed loose between the pages of a half morocco bound album measuring 365 x 280 mm. Only a few of the prints, those on the early pages, have been lightly pasted down onto the page. Inside front cover contains a brief letterpress label from a dealer's catalog...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s-1880s
Extent:
170 items

2. Photo 40(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(1)
Title:
[Sculptures on outer wall of the shrine, Hindu Cave XVI (Kailasanatha), Ellora.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Photo 1000/8 (925) is a platinum print from the same negative. Subjects = architectural elements; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875-1880
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 40(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(5)
Title:
[View of Dherwada group of Buddhist caves looking south, Ellora.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the façades of the southernmost group of caves (Caves II-V). Reproduced as a woodcut in James Burgess, 'Archaeological Survey of Western India. Report on the Elura Cave Temples and Brahmanical and Jaina Caves in Western India...1877-78, 1878...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 40(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(6)
Title:
[Façade of Dherwada Cave II (Buddhist Group), Ellora.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from the right, looking along the façade, with sculptures carved in deep relief. Photo 1000/8 (866) is a platinum print made from the same negative. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 40(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(7)
Title:
View of Dherwada group of Buddhist caves looking north, Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the façades of the southernmost group of caves. Photo 1000 (866) is a platinum print from the same negative. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 40(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(8)
Title:
[View of Dherwada group of Buddhist caves looking north, Ellora.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the façades of the southernmost group of caves. Photo 1000 (864) is a platinum print from the same negative. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 40(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(10)
Title:
[Close view from the right of the entrance of the Ravana ka khai, Hindu Cave Temple XIV, Ellora.] Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Photo 1000 (869) is a platinum print from the same negative. Subjects = Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Hindu); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 40(11)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(11)
Title:
Façade of Buddhist Chaitya Hall, Cave X (Viskakarma), Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Head-on view of the chaitya façade. Numbered 004 in the negative. Photo 1000 (867) is a platinum print from the same negative. Subjects = chaitya halls (Buddhist); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 40(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(13)
Title:
Façade of Buddhist Chaitya Hall, Cave X (Viskakarma), Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Subjects = chaitya halls (Buddhist); Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 40(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 40(14)
Title:
Interior of Buddhist Chaitya Hall, Cave X (Viskakarma), Ellora. Photographer: Cousens, Henry
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the aisle towards the votive stupa and seated Buddha image. This small stereoscopic size print is reproduced as a woodcut in James Burgess, 'Archaeological Survey of Western India. Report on the Elura Cave Temples and Brahmanical and Jaina Cav...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item