Drawing of the Thillai Natarajah Temple, Chidambaram: plan of the temple complex
Artist/Photographer | Chambers, Sir William (1723-1796) |
Country | India |
City | Chidambaram |
Subject Date | 1748 |
Image Date | 1748 |
View | Plan |
Style | Hindu |
Medium | Drawing |
Library Reference | SC54/2 |
Orientation | Landscape |
Colour Info | Colour |
Credit | RIBA Collections |
Subject | Temples |
NOTES: This drawing was made when Chambers was returning to Sweden from Canton and his ship docked in Madras. Its significance is twofold: it is the earliest surviving drawing by Chambers and the first drawing by a European architect of an eastern temple.
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