Temples at Madhugiri

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Size:	10.5 x 14.5 inches (framed)
Medium:	Hand-Coloured Engraving
Condition:	Good condition; watermark on top left, brown mark on top right

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A copper engraved plate by J. Fittler, after Robert Home from “Select Views in Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Home; with historical descriptions.” originally published in London and Madras in 1794. The hand-coloured engraving is titled “View of Maugee Pagodas” and depicts temple goprums in the Madhugiri area in the state of Karnataka. In this extract from the book “Select views in Mysore” this engraving is described as follows:
“MAUGREE PAGODAS.
These Pagodas are situated in latitude 12° 67' 26" south; twenty-four miles west from Bangalore ; about five miles and half, north west by west half west, from Savendroog; and nearly the same distance east from Outradroog. The fort lies a mile and a quarter from them east south east. Lofty, and of elegant structure, they are built on an eminence, commanding a fine prospect of the country around : but they have long been abandoned, and are falling into decay. Within the square which encloses them are several choultries, the walls and ceilings of which are adorned with curious paintings and sculptures. In them are depicted under a variety of allegorical forms the hindu deities; particularly the god Vishnu, whose numerous actions, and several incarnations, are minutely displayed: and these monuments of their worship are still held in veneration by the remaining brahmins, and people of the hindu religion.
The town of Maugree was large and surrounded with villages: and these superb pagodas, the smaller ones in every village, the swamey houses, or hindu temples, on every eminence, even on the pinnacles of the droog, and the numerous large tanks that water the adjoining country, testify it's having been once a rajahship of great note. But war and conquest have altered it's features.”

Robert Home (1752 - 1834) was a painter known for his scenic landscape paintings set in India. Home attended the Royal Academy Schools in 1769, where he trained under neoclassical painter Angelica Kauffmann. Upon her recommendation, Home went on to train and live in Rome from 1773-1779 and then went to India in 1790. He arrived during the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789-92), most likely on an official assignment to record the war was between the Kingdom of Mysore, led by ruler Tipu Sultan, and the British East India Company. Over the course of his stay in India, Home established himself as a highly successful portrait artist and worked mainly in Madras, Calcutta and Lucknow. Many of his drawings are part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
James Fittler ARA (1758 – 1835) was an English engraver of portraits and landscapes and an illustrator of books. He was appointed by King George III to be his marine engraver.

The engraving measures 5.5 x 7.25 inches without the frame and 10.5 x 14.5 inches with the frame.

Description

A copper engraved plate by J. Fittler, after Robert Home from “Select Views in Mysore, the Country of Tippoo Sultan: from drawings taken on the spot by Mr. Home; with historical descriptions.” originally published in London and Madras in 1794. The hand-coloured engraving is titled “View of Maugee Pagodas” and depicts temple goprums in the Madhugiri area in the state of Karnataka. In this extract from the book “Select views in Mysore” this engraving is described as follows:
“MAUGREE PAGODAS.
These Pagodas are situated in latitude 12° 67' 26" south; twenty-four miles west from Bangalore ; about five miles and half, north west by west half west, from Savendroog; and nearly the same distance east from Outradroog. The fort lies a mile and a quarter from them east south east. Lofty, and of elegant structure, they are built on an eminence, commanding a fine prospect of the country around : but they have long been abandoned, and are falling into decay. Within the square which encloses them are several choultries, the walls and ceilings of which are adorned with curious paintings and sculptures. In them are depicted under a variety of allegorical forms the hindu deities; particularly the god Vishnu, whose numerous actions, and several incarnations, are minutely displayed: and these monuments of their worship are still held in veneration by the remaining brahmins, and people of the hindu religion.
The town of Maugree was large and surrounded with villages: and these superb pagodas, the smaller ones in every village, the swamey houses, or hindu temples, on every eminence, even on the pinnacles of the droog, and the numerous large tanks that water the adjoining country, testify it's having been once a rajahship of great note. But war and conquest have altered it's features.”

Robert Home (1752 - 1834) was a painter known for his scenic landscape paintings set in India. Home attended the Royal Academy Schools in 1769, where he trained under neoclassical painter Angelica Kauffmann. Upon her recommendation, Home went on to train and live in Rome from 1773-1779 and then went to India in 1790. He arrived during the Third Anglo-Mysore War (1789-92), most likely on an official assignment to record the war was between the Kingdom of Mysore, led by ruler Tipu Sultan, and the British East India Company. Over the course of his stay in India, Home established himself as a highly successful portrait artist and worked mainly in Madras, Calcutta and Lucknow. Many of his drawings are part of the collection at the Victoria and Albert Museum, London.
James Fittler ARA (1758 – 1835) was an English engraver of portraits and landscapes and an illustrator of books. He was appointed by King George III to be his marine engraver.

The engraving measures 5.5 x 7.25 inches without the frame and 10.5 x 14.5 inches with the frame.

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During the 18th and 19th centuries, several British and European men travelled within India and produced paintings, drawings, sketches and prints documenting the architecture, landscape, flora and fauna. Amongst these travellers were historians, artists, aristocrats and army officers. Upon their return to their home countries, some of them had their books published, which serve as an excellent record of India’s history, till date. The books had prints of the artworks created by these travellers, made using different printmaking techniques such as engraving, etching, aquatint, lithography and others.

For instance, Thomas Daniell (1749 - 1840) and his nephew William Daniell (1769 - 1837) travelled extensively in India between 1786 and 1793. Thomas Daniell was the son of an innkeeper, who began his working life as a bricklayer before becoming an assistant to the coach painter of the king. On their return to Britain, Thomas and William produced many paintings, drawings and prints based on the sketches they had made while travelling. The 144 aquatint prints, collectively known as 'Oriental Scenery', represent the single largest and most impressive project by English artists to depict Indian architecture and landscape. Another famous traveller was Prince Waldemar of Prussia, Germany, who landed in Calcutta in January 1845, while on an expedition to explore distant lands. He was accompanied by a team of military men already familiar with India, a botanist and a medical doctor. Besides being a trained military man, Waldemar was also an enthusiastic artist and created many watercolour paintings and sketches depicting his travels across India. These watercolours were turned into lithographs in Berlin on his return. ‘In Memory of the Journey of Prince Waldemar of Prussia to India in the Years 1844-1846’ was printed posthumously in two volumes in 1853, and features many of his artworks. Other travellers to India whose work prints were later published include French naturalist Pierre Sonnerat, British Army Officer Captain Charles Gold, English watercolour painter Chares Bentley, amongst others.

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Size:	10.5 x 14.5 inches (framed)
Medium:	Hand-Coloured Engraving
Condition:	Good condition; watermark on top left, brown mark on top right

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