Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Gangaram Chintaman Tambat, active 1790s, Indian
Title:
Temple Entrance, Ellora
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Gray wash and graphite with pen and black ink on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 12 × 19 1/8 inches (30.5 × 48.6 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed on verso in pen and brown ink, upper left: "No. 18 Dus Butar M"; lower center: "No. 10. Dus Vutar - The Entrance is shut up - It has 8 columns in front with a Building or anti chamber accessing both [...] of Hindoo Temples. It has a Tank | on the left Hand after Entering we found the Drawer Gangaram Sited it on the Right Side over the the Wall & Less of [...] by the Solitariness of the Place. | Did not take the Dimensions."
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.22326
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
architectural subject
Associated Places:
Ellora | India
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:17653