[Four standing figures. Sculptured Figures on the North side of the Second Story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipooram 17th July 1816. Copied by J. Mustie April 1819.’].
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Pen and ink drawing of sculptured figures outside a ratha at Mamallapuram, by an anonymous artist, part of the MacKenzie Collection and from an Album of 37 drawings and plans of the temples and sculptures at Mamallapuram, c. 1816.Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) joined the East India Company as an eng...
[Five standing figures. Sculptured Figures on the South side of the Second story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipooram. 16th July 1816. Copied by J. Mustie April 1819.’].
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Pen and ink drawing of sculptured figures outside a ratha at Mamallapuram, by an anonymous artist, part of the MacKenzie Collection and from an Album of 37 drawings and plans of the temples and sculptures at Mamallapuram, c. 1816.Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) joined the East India Company as an eng...
[Four standing figures. Sculptured Figures on the 2nd Story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipooram. Copied by J. Mustie 5th April 1819.’].
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Pen and ink drawing of sculptured figures outside a ratha at Mamallapuram, by an anonymous artist, part of the MacKenzie Collection and from an Album of 37 drawings and plans of the temples and sculptures at Mamallapuram, c. 1816.Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) joined the East India Company as an eng...
[Four standing figures. Sculptured Figures on the 2nd Story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipooram. Copd. by J. Mustie 6th April 1819.’ f.37].
Scope & Content:
Pen and ink drawing of sculptured figures outside a ratha at Mamallapuram, by an anonymous artist, part of the MacKenzie Collection and from an Album of 37 drawings and plans of the temples and sculptures at Mamallapuram, c. 1816.Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) joined the East India Company as an eng...
Pen and ink drawing of sculptured figures outside a ratha at Mamallapuram, by an anonymous artist, part of the MacKenzie Collection and from an Album of 37 drawings and plans of the temples and sculptures at Mamallapuram, c. 1816.Colin MacKenzie (1754-1821) joined the East India Company as an eng...
Five standng figures. Inscribed: ‘On the North of the 3rd Story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipoor July 19th 1816. Copied by A. McPherson March 1819.’
Five standing figures. Inscribed: ‘On the South of the 3rd Story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipooram July 20th 1816. Copied by A. McPherson March 1819.’
Five standing figures. Inscribed: ‘Sculptured Figures on the East side of the 3rd Story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipooram 19th July 1816. Copied by A. McPherson April 1819.
Four standing figures flanking Shiva and Parvati. Inscribed: ‘Figures Sculptured on the West side fo the 3rd Story of the Square Ruddam at Mahabalipooram 18th July 1816. Copied by A. McPherson 1 April 1819.’
This note, dated March 8th 1910 and written by the artist’s son, explains the provenance of an album of 17 drawings of views in Afghanistan from the Kyber Pass to Kabul by James Atkinson (1780-1852). During the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) Atkinson served as Superintending Surgeon to the Army...
