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Foster 21
- Record Id:
- 040-003287871
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003287868
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028184975.0x000064
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Foster 21
- Title:
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Tank in the Shiva Temple, Chidambaram, Madras.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794)
- Scope & Content:
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Tank in the Shiva Temple, Chidambaram, 1769-70
A tank to which steps lead down from a surrounding colonnade. The scene is painted from the western side of the tank. On the right is the entrance to the Hall of the Thousand Columns; on the left that of the Temple of Parvati; while, across the water, above the walls of the colonnade rises one of the great ‘gopuras’ (gateways) that stand on each side of the temple. Upon the steps and in the water are figures bathing. The temple, situated in the centre of the town, covers an area of about 39 acres.
Inscribed: ‘No.7. F.S. Ward Pinxit’; on frame: ‘The Bramins’ Bath in Chillimbrum between the walls of the Pagoda.’
32 by 49 ins (81 by 124.5 cms)
Exhibited: ‘India Observed’, Victoria and Albert Museum, 1982 (4)
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- India Office Oil Paintings
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003287868
040-003287871 - Is part of:
- WARD, FRANCIS SWAIN (1736-1794) : WARD, FRANCIS SWAIN (1736-1794) Madras army c.1760-64. Ensign and Lieutenant; 1773-87. Captain c.1773;…
Foster 21 : Tank in the Shiva Temple, Chidambaram, Madras.. Artist(s): Ward, Francis Swain (1736-1794) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003287868[0003]/040-003287871
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: WARD, FRANCIS SWAIN (1736-1794)
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- British school
European school - Start Date:
- 1769
- End Date:
- 1770
- Date Range:
- 1769-1770
- Era:
- CE
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: oil paint; canvas
- Former Internal References:
- F 21
- Finding Aids:
- Mildred Archer, The India Office collection of paintings and sculpture (London, 1986), 77
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Ward, Francis Swain, 1736-1794
- Subjects:
- Architecture
Hindu Temples
Temples - Places:
- Chidambaram, Tamil Nadu, India