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Views in Mysore: Bhoganarasimhaswami's temple, in the fort, Devarayadroog (from the plateau)
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dixon (British, 1824-1883)1862-65
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dixon arrived in India in 1842 as part of the British colonial forces. When he took up the new art of photography his subjects were the temples and historic monuments of South India. This photograph shows a hill station taken from the plateau above the town; its high vantage point elucidates the town’s layout and highlights its principal structures.
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- Title: Views in Mysore: Bhoganarasimhaswami's temple, in the fort, Devarayadroog (from the plateau)
- Creator: Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dixon (British, 1824-1883)
- Date Created: 1862-65
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 34.5 x 26.7 cm (13 9/16 x 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 34.5 x 26.7 cm (13 9/16 x 10 1/2 in.); Mounted: 54 x 42.2 cm (21 1/4 x 16 5/8 in.)
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2017.7
- Medium: albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Inscriptions: Imprinted on paper adhered to recto of mount: “VIEWS IN MYSORE./BHOGANARASIMHASWAMI’S TEMPLE/IN THE FORT./DEVARAYADROOG./(From the Plateau)”, Imprinted on paper adhered to recto of mount: “Photographed by Lieut. Colonel H. Dixon, Madras Infantry./For the Govt of Mysore.”, Written in black ink in lower right corner of image: “HD”
- Department: Photography
- Culture: Britain
- Credit Line: James Parmelee Fund
- Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
- Accession Number: 2017.7
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