Print made by Thomas Jeavons, ca. 1800–1867, British, Infanticide in India, as Practised in the Temples of Ganesa, ca. 1840
- Title:
- Infanticide in India, as Practised in the Temples of Ganesa
- Date:
- ca. 1840
- Materials & Techniques:
- Etching and line engraving on medium, slightly textured, cream wove paper
- Dimensions:
- Sheet: 10 1/2 × 7 1/8 inches (26.7 × 18.1 cm), Plate: 8 3/4 × 6 inches (22.2 × 15.2 cm), Image: 5 3/4 × 4 inches (14.6 × 10.2 cm)
- Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Lettered below image: "Drawn by T.C.Dibden, from a sketch by T. Bacon F.S.A. | Engraved by T. Jeavons. | INFANTICIDE IN INDIA | As Practiced in the Temples of Ganesa, | Interior of the Tope or Temple of Ganesa at Benares. | A. Fullarton & Co. London & Edinburgh"
- Credit Line:
- Yale Center for British Art, Gift of Frank de Caro and Rosan Augusta Jordan
- Copyright Status:
- Public Domain
- Accession Number:
- B2017.7.17
- Classification:
- Prints
- Collection:
- Prints and Drawings
- Subject Terms:
- architectural subject | architectural subject | elephants (animals) | elephants (animals) | religious and mythological subject | religious and mythological subject | ritual | ritual | sacrifice | sacrifice | temple
- Associated Places:
- Banaras | India | India | Muhammadabad | Varanasi
- Access:
- Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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