Kirwuttee, A Temple, India
Medium
albumen print from paper negative
Dimensions
image: 27.6 × 38.9 cm · paper: 35.7 × 55 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Photography Discretionary Fund
Accession Number
2019.54
Tags
male
About this artwork
William Henry Pigou, a medical doctor who was an amateur photographer, spent 1856–57 working for the British colonial government recording ancient Indian monuments. This image of the temple at Kirwuttee (current accepted spelling is Kuruvatti) was taken around two years after the introduction of photography to India. This building primarily has miniature temple models as its exterior ornamentation in combination with only a few figural sculptures.