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11. Photo 10/12(18)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(18)
Title:
Jagdish Temple, Udaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Jagdish Temple from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. Udaipur's Jagdish Temple (c.1651) "was built in the traditional style, but the figural sculpture on the walls shows a radical departure from the past. Instead of the thousand-...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

12. Photo 10/12(22)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(22)
Title:
Victoria Hall, Udaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Victoria Hall from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur' taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. This general view shows the front elevation with a statue of Queen Victoria in front of the building. In his ‘Handbook of Meywar’ published in 1888, Fateh Lal Metha wrote: “This h...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

13. Photo 10/12(21)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(21)
Title:
City from the palace, Udaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Udaipur from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur' taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. This view over the rooftops and temples of the city with the hills in the distance is taken from the City Palace (c. 1567 onwards), a colossal building which stands on a ridge beside La...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

14. Photo 10/12(31)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(31)
Title:
Cenotaph at Ahar [near Udaipur]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photographs of cenotaphs at Ahar, from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur' taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. The cenotaphs stand in the royal cremation ground at Ahar, a short distance east of the city. The first royal cenotaph to be built was that of Maharana Amar Singh (r. 1597-...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

15. Photo 10/12(13)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(13)
Title:
Island palace Jagmandir, Udaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Jag Mandir from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. The Gul Mahal (1620-1630), visible in the center, was used by Shah Jahan (r.1628-1657) as a sancutary when he lead a rebellion against his father, the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (r.1...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

16. Photo 10/12(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(14)
Title:
Island palace Jagmandir, Udaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Jag Mandir from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. Jag Mandir, a floating palace on the southern part of Lake Pichola, was started by Rajput ruler Karan Singh (r. 1620-1628) and finished by his successor Jagat Singh (r. 1628-1652)...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

17. Photo 10/12(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(5)
Title:
Palace and the City, Udaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of City Palace from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. It is a fortified palace composed of a colossal series of buildings faced in white plaster. Beyond the battlements, its steep windowless exterior walls rise to meet tiers of delicate...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

18. Photo 10/12(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(30)
Title:
Mewar Bhil Corps [on parade]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Mewar Bhil Corps from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. This view shows the corps on parade with artillery in the background and a fort on the skyline.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1908
Extent:
1 item

19. Photo 10/12(37)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(37)
Title:
Raj Samand lake with its bund [Kankroli]. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Rajsamand Lake from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur' taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. This is a view from a neighbouring hillside looking down onto the dam, known as the Nauchowki Bund, at the southern end near Kankroli.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item

20. Photo 10/12(23)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 10/12(23)
Title:
View of the palaces, city & lake, Udaipur. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Udaipur's city, lake, and palace from the 'Reading Collection: Views of Udaipur' taken by an unknown photographer c.1910. This is a general view looking across Lake Pichola towards the bridge at the Chand Pol gate of the city, with the main part of the lake beyond and the City Pala...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1910
Extent:
1 item