Tanjore Palace. View from the street. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Oblique view along the street façade of the palace. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1291. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (32).
Tanjore Palace. Carvings on front of the audience chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of arched façade, with elaborate carving in spandrels, and eaves. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1292. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (33).
Tanjore Palace. Carvings on the north side of the quadrangle in front of the audience chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of façade, showing balcony windows supported on elaborately carved brackets: 'The private Hall of Audience forms the west side of a square, the north side being occupied by the base of the curious pyramidal tower, here represented'. Received from Cap...
Tanjore Palace. The statue of the late Rajah in the audience chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Full-length statue of Raja Sivaji, by John Flaxman: 'This is executed in white marble by a European artist, who has, however, been too modest to engrave his name on the pedestal, but it is said to be by Chantrey. Whoever he was, he was so ignorant of Eastern cus...
Tanjore Palace. Curious pyramidal tower. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography View from courtyard looking towards pyramidal superstructure rising above main residential block of the palace. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1297. Duplicate at Photo 212/4 (38).
Peroor Temple [Patteshvara Temple, Perur], near Coimbatore. Beautiful monolith outside the court. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Stone column standing on small, open-sided square pavilion. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1298. Duplicate at Photo 212/5 (1)
Peroor Temple [Patteshvara Temple, Perur], near Coimbatore. General view. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of carved pillars of mandapa. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1299. Duplicate at Photo 212/5 (2)
Peroor Temple [Patteshvara Temple, Perur], near Coimbatore. Two carved pillars at entrance. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
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Genre: Architectural Photography Richly-carved pillars with rearing horses and riders. Received from Captain Lyon, 5th May 1871. India Museum no. 1300. Duplicate at Photo 212/5 (3)