View of Indra Sabha, looking outward, William Daniell, 1 June 1803

*view of indra sabha, looking outward, by thomas daniell and james wales, 1803* (bl). Plate 7 of 'hindoo excavations in the mountain of ellora near aurangabad,' engraved by thomas daniell after the drawings of james wales, daniell regarded this as the sixth set of his 'oriental scenery. ' this plate reverses the view of the indra sabha shrine seen in plate 6. The monolithic shrine, with a pyramidal superstructure topped by an octagonal roof, stands in the middle of the inner court of indra sabha cave. Beside it are a free-standing elephant and a column with jain figures seated on top. The sides of the court are decorated with lion and elephant friezes and tirthankaras. Object Type: print. Date: 1 June 1803. Place of creation: London. Dimensions: height: 42.6 cm (16.7 in); width: 59.7 cm (23.5 in). Medium: aquatint print coloured. Depicted Place: Ellora Caves. Oriental Scenery Part 6 Fig 7