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WD1566-1594

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032-003280881

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032-003280881

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WD1566-1594

Title:

COLE COLLECTION Henry Hardy Cole (1843-1916): Royal Engineers. Lieutenant 1862; Captain 1877; Major 1882; Lieut.-Colonel 1889. Served in Indian Publ ...

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COLE COLLECTION

Henry Hardy Cole (1843-1916): Royal Engineers. Lieutenant 1862; Captain 1877; Major 1882; Lieut.-Colonel 1889. Served in Indian Public Works Department 1865-72 and 1875-93; 2nd Assistant Engineer, Oudh, 1866; Agra Exhibition Building Committee 1866; Superintendent Archaeological Survey, N.W. Provinces 1868; First Assistant Engineer on Archaeological Survey of Northern India 1868-71. Lent to Royal Commissioners for Exhibition of 1851 and for London International Exhibitions 1871-75. War Office, London 1875. Architectural Office of Major Mant, R.E. 1875-76. Simla Imperial Circle 1877-80. Government of India, Home, Revenue, and Agricultural Department as Curator of Ancient Monuments, January 1881 - March 1884. Reverted to P.W.D. as 1st Executive Engineer. Temporarily at disposal of Military Works Department, Bareilly Division 1887.

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WD1566-1594

29 drawings of architectural details of temples in Madras: the Srirangam and Jambukesvara temples near Trichinopoly, the Siva Temple, Ramesvaram, and the Great Temple, Madura, made under the supervision of Major H.H. Cole. 1882.

All inscribed: ‘Preservation of Ancient Monuments in India; or Preservation of National Monuments in India’; inscribed on back in red ink: ‘Pub: 1370/92’

Also inscribed with titles and with names of draftsmen: Head Draftsman R.M. Thompson; Indian draftsmen: Durga Singh, Nand Singh, Thakur Singh, Rala Ram, Farid Bakhsh, Gholam ‘Ali.

Pen-and-ink and wash on linen; varying sizes from 22 by 26.5 ins to 31.75 by 37 ins.

Circumstances of deposit unrecorded.

Collection Area:

Visual Arts

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Artist(s): Singh, Thakur, Thompson R.M., Cole, Henry." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003708193", "parent" : "040-003280885", "text" : "WD1588: Great Temple Madura, Madras. Detail drawing of column. Plate 17. Artist(s): Singh, Durga, Thompson R.M., Cole, Henry." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003708194", "parent" : "040-003280885", "text" : "WD1589: Great Temple Madura, Madras. Detail drawing of column. Plate 18. Artist(s): Singh, Durga, Thompson R.M., Cole, Henry." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003708195", "parent" : "040-003280885", "text" : "WD1590: Great Temple Madura, Madras. Detail drawing of column. Plate 19. Artist(s): Ram, Rala, Thompson R.M., Cole, Henry." , "li_attr" : {"class": "orderable"} },{ "id" : "041-003708196", "parent" : "040-003280885", "text" : "WD1591: Great Temple Madura, Madras. Detail drawing of column. Plate 20. 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WD1566-1567 : Two drawings of details of columns and door, Visnu Temple, Srirangam, Trichinopoly district.
WD1568-1571 : Four drawings of details of columns, Jambukesvara Temple, Trichinopoly district.
WD1572-1576 : Five drawings of details of columns and door, Siva temple, Ramesvaram.
WD1577-1594 : Eighteen drawings of details of columns, plinths and door, Great Temple, Madura.

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Start Date:

1882

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1882

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1882-1882

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