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WD258
- Record Id:
- 040-003282323
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003282313
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x0031be
- LARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100143418039.0x000001
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- WD258
- Title:
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Ruins, Polonnaruwa (Ceylon). 12 February 1868. Artist(s): Leighton, Stanley (1837-1901)
- Scope & Content:
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Ruins, Polonnaruwa (Ceylon). 12 February 1868.
Inscribed on mount in pencil: ‘Ruins at Toparè (Pollarnarua) from a sketch by Louis Buxton. Fri. 12 Feb. 1868.’
Pencil drawing of ruins at Polonnaruwa in Sri Lanka, dated 12th February 1868. The image is inscribed on the mount in pencil: 'Ruins at Toparè (Pollarnarua) from a sketch by Louis Buxton. Fri. 12 Feb. 1868.'Polonnaruwa became an important Sinhalese kingdom in the 11th century when King Vijayabahu I drove the Cholas from India off the island. By the 13th century the island was again overrun by Indian invasions and the city was abandoned leaving an area full of ruined buildings, Buddha statues, parks and a 2400 hectare tank, the 'Sea of Parakrama.' Dorothy Bateman wrote in 'An Illustrated Guide to the Buried Cities of Ceylon' (1932): "Polonnaruwa, the ancient Pulatthi-nagara of the chronicles, became the capital at the end of the 8th century A.D. It had been an important settlement before this date and offered a fitting sanctuary for the seat of government when Anuradhapura could no longer be defended from the Tamil. The new city reached its zenith under Parakrama Bahu I in the 12th century A.D."
Pencil; 5 by 9.75 ins.
Note: Louis Buxton was the friend with whom Leighton was touring.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003282313
040-003282323 - Is part of:
- WD249-302 : LEIGHTON, STANLEY (1837-1901) Leighton practised as a barrister from 1861 to 1867 and became Conservative Member of Parliament for…
WD258 : Ruins, Polonnaruwa (Ceylon). 12 February 1868. Artist(s): Leighton, Stanley (1837-1901) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003282313[0010]/040-003282323
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WD249-302
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- http://access.bl.uk/item/viewer/ark:/81055/vdc_100143418039.0x000001 (digital images currently unavailable)
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- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1868
- End Date:
- 1868
- Date Range:
- 1868
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: pencil. 12.3 x 24.5 cm
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)