Sashweekul, Gunpatri. Hampee or Beejanuggur. [Sasivakalllu Ganesha Statue: Monolithic figure of Ganesha on the road to Hampi, Vijayanagara.] Photographer: Thomas Biggs.
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Image cropped from a larger negative. See Photo 1000/9(1008) for another copy of this print.
Collection of 38 loose unmounted gelatin silver prints, each with handwritten captions on verso and the photographer's wet-stamp. The photographs (copyright held by photographer) were exhibited by T. Richard Blurton at Goldsmiths, RIBA, Riverside etc, and are listed in an accompanying typescript...
Carving of Narasimha (Vishnu in his incarnation as Man Lion) at Vijayanagar .. Artist(s): Sankey, Sir Richard Hieram (1829-1908)
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Carving of Narasimha (Visnu in his incarnation as Man Lion) at Vijayanagar. 1867. Inscribed on front in water-colour: ‘R.H.S. 1867’; on mount in pencil: ‘Googali Narsama - a monolith. Hampi-Madras’; on back in pencil: ‘A monolithic Hindoo Demon. Googali Narsama-at Hampi near Bellary. by R....
The ruins of Vijayanagar.. Artist(s): MacKenzie, Colin (1754-1821)
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(15) The ruins of Vijayanagar. 1801. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Sketch View of the Ruins of Veejayanaggur or Beejanaggur now called Alputtun. The Ancient Capital of the Rajeels of the Carnatic. Sketched in January 1801.’ Water-colour; 10.25 by 20.75 ins.
The Lotus Mahal, Vijayanaga. December 1800. Inscribed on front in ink, 'View of the Royal Apartments at Bijannagar (1800 Decr) & the remains of the Sleeping Rooms of the celebrated Krishna Rayeel.'
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(17) The royal apartments at Vijayanagar. December 1800. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘View of the Royal Apartments at Bijanagar (1800 Decr) & the remains of the Sleeping Rooms of the celebrated Krishna Rayeel.’ Water-colour; 8.75 by 13.5 ins.
Ruins of the 'Elephant Stables' at Vijayanagar. Copy of an original drawing by Monisse dated 1801.. Artist(s): 'Abdullah, Shaikh (fl. 1818-1819), after Monisse.
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(21) Ruins of the 'Elephant Stables' at Vijayanagar. December 1801. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘Ruins of Beejanuggur. The Rayel's Elephant Stables in Decr 1801. Copd by Shaik Abdullah. Janry 1819.’ Water-colour; 9 by 17.5 ins.