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040-003056660 Subject Palaces

1. Photo 212/4(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(13)
Title:
Poodoocottah. View of the Palace. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the roof terrace of the palace, towards a suite of rooms. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 212/4(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(14)
Title:
Poodoocottah. Another view of a portion of Palace. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, gives the following description of this photograph: '383 - is a view of another porti...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 212/4(32)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(32)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. View from the street. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View looking along the street facade of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur). Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern India' (Marion and Co., London, 1870), edited by James Fergusson, giv...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 212/4(38)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(38)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Curious pyramidal tower. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography View from a courtyard looking towards the pyramidal superstructure rising above main residential block of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur). Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient architecture of Southern Ind...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 212/4(36)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(36)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Disused Council Chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '405' in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography View of the arched and heavily sculptured interior of the old council chamber in the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur). Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient archite...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 212/4(33)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(33)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Carvings on front of the audience chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography Close view of arched façade facing the court of the audience hall of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur), with elaborate carving in the spandrels and along the eaves. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of Pphotographs prepared to illustrate the ancient arc...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 212/4(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(37)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Another view of the disused Council Chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography A similar view to print 36, looking along the length of the vaulted audience hall of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur) and showing sculptural detail and wall paintings. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a series of photographs prepared to illustrate the ancient ...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1867-1868
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 212/4(34)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 212/4(34)
Title:
Tanjore Palace. Carvings on the north side of the quadrangle in front of the audience chamber. Photographer: Lyon, Edmund David
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Numbered '403' in the negative Genre: Architectural Photography View looking across the court towards the façade of part of the Nayaka Palace at Tanjore (Thanjavur), showing balcony windows supported on elaborately carved brackets, over a blind arcade. Lyon's 'Notes to accompany a...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1868
Extent:
1 item