Pigou, William Henry (Photographer), Ganesha, The God of Wisdom, c.1855 | Antiquarian Photograph
Photographer
William Henry Pigou
| 1818 – 1858
TitleGanesha, The God of Wisdom
Document TypeAntiquarian Photograph
Medium
Albumen print pasted on mount
Date
c.1855
Size7.01 x 5.47 in (17.80 x 13.90 cm)
InscriptionPrinted in English 'ARCHITECTURE IN DHARWAR AND MYSORE. PHOTOGRAPHED BY THE LATE DR. PIGOU,BOMBAY MEDICAL SERVICE,A.C.B.NEILL,ESQ. AND COLONEL BIGGS,LATE OF THE ROYAL ARTILLERY. WITH AN HISTORICAL AND DESCRIPTIVE MEMOIR BY COLONEL MEADOWS TAYLOR, M.R.I.A., F.R.G.S.I. AUTHOR OF "CONFESSIONS OF A THUG," "TARA" ETc.AND ARCHITECTURAL NOTES BY JAMES FERGUSSON, F.R.S., M.R.A.S. FELLOW ROYAL INST. BRIT. ARCHITECTS.' t.c.and ' GANESHA,THE GOD OF WISDOM. Published for the Committee of Architectural Antiquities of Western India under the patronage of PREMCHUND RAICHUND. LONDON: JOHN MURRAY, ALBEMARLE STREET. 1866. l.c.on mount.
Location FeaturedHoysaleshwara Temple, Halebidu. Hassan district, Karnataka
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