Hermitage at Kurrungalle in Ceylon

Abstract
View of the top of a dome of a hermitage surrounded by a wall and carved rock. Steps lead up to the entrance to the hermitage from a path in the mountains, and one figure makes his way to the top of the stairs where another figure is resting. Vegetation grows on top of the rock above the hermitage and on the other side of the path, and mountaintops can be seen in the distance.
Contributor
Reeve, Richard Gilson, 1803-1889 (Engraver), Westall, William, 1781-1850 (Artist), Auber, Charles Peter, 1790-1825 (Artist), Grindlay, Robert Melville (Contributor), Smith, Elder, and Co. (Publisher)
Department
Charles Deering McCormick Library of Special Collections
Dimensions
image 22 x 28 cm, sheet 31 x 38 cm
Last Modified
2025-10-27T16:43:15.749971Z
Language
English
Materials
1 print : hand-colored aquatint
Notes
from a drawing by Capt. Chas. Auber of the Quarter Mastr. Genl's. Depart. Ceylon ; drawn by Wm. Westall, A.R.A. ; engd. by R.G. Reeve. (Statement of Responsibility), Title from caption. (Local Note)
Provenance
Library copy from the library of Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart
Related Material
References: Abbey, J. R. Travel in aquatint and lithography, 1770-1860, 1957, 442, plate 16, Appears in: Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India / by Captain Robert Melville Grindlay. London : R. Ackerman, 1826-[1830]. Volume 1, plate 16.
Rights Statement
No Copyright - United States
Series
Donald K. Adams and Lawrence D. Stewart Collection of Prints--Grindlay, Robert Melville. Scenery, costumes and architecture, chiefly on the western side of India
Technique
engraving (printing process)
Attribution
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IIIF Manifest
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