Forbes, James, 1749–1819, The Grand Altar-Piece, Fronting the principal Entrance, in the Excavations at the Isle of Elephanta. J. Forbes 1774, 1774
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- The Grand Altar-Piece, Fronting the principal Entrance, in the Excavations at the Isle of Elephanta. J. Forbes 1774
- Date:
- 1774
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- Part of Collection:
- volume 6, page 259
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- The image shows the interior of a cave, with carvings of numerous dieties and figures, with three main figures at the center. Three people in European dress are In the foreground. Bottom of page: a quotation from the "Bhagvat Geeta of the Hindoos," beginning, "I am the Creator of all things, and all things proceed from me."
- Additional Notes:
- The image is pasted into the volume.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 16 x 27 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199659
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199659?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1