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One of the Earliest View of Conjeveram, South India

Lot No. 24: James Hunter

A View from The Royal, Artillery Encampment, Conjeveram

  • Hand colored aquatint engraving
  • 1804
  • 15.7 x 20 inches
  • London

Unsold (reserve not met)

Estimate

 35,000 -  60,000


Estimate US$

429-736

Ends at Mar 01, 2023 07:23 PM IST

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James Hunter

A View from The Royal, Artillery Encampment, Conjeveram

First Edition, Plate no. 36 from a book titled 'Picturesque Scenery in the Kingdom of Mysore from forty drawings taken on the spot', This aquatint is based on a picture by Hunter showing an army encampment in the foreground with the soaring gateways of a temple in the background. The gateways in the backgrounfd of this picture are probably from the Ekambareshvara Temple, the largest in Kanchipuram, which was erected in 1509 by king Krishnadeva Raya of Vijayanagara. Paper watermarked E & P 1804, Edward Orme, London, 1804.
Image Size: 27 x 33 cm (10.6 x 12.9 inches)
Sheet Size: 40 x 51 cm (15.7 x 20 inches)
Good condition
Provenance:

Keywords: India, Indian colonial, Early Print, Conjeveram, Kanchipuram

About Artist

James Hunter (1755 - 1792)

James Hunter served as a solider with the Royal Artillery of the British military in India. As an artist he often depicted aspects of military matters as well as snippets of everyday affairs around him. He took part in actively defeating Tippu Sultan’s…...Read More

Good Condition
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