Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Print made by Thomas Jeavons, ca. 1800–1867, British

Drawn by Thomas Colman Dibdin, 1810–1893, British

Sketched by Rev. Thomas Bacon F.S.A., 1813-1892, British

Published by A. Fullarton & Co., active 1820s–ca. 1860, British
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)
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:
ritual | architectural subject | architectural subject | religious and mythological subject | religious and mythological subject | elephants (animals) | temple | ritual | elephants (animals) | sacrifice | sacrifice
Associated Places:
India | Varanasi | Muhammadabad | India | Banaras
Currently On View:
Not on view
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:75751