"view in the fort, madurai," by the artists and engravers thomas and william daniell. Coloured aquatint. Courtesy of the british library, london. Plate14 from the second set of thomas and william daniell's 'oriental scenery'. Madurai was capital of the nayaka dynasty, which ruled the southern-most part of the tamil area in the 16th and 17th centuries. This stone pavilion was built by tirumala nayak, the most famous of the madurai rulers, on the east side of the fort and was used during religious festivals. This view particularly attracted europeans as the motif of the pavilion was later reproduced on staffordshire-ware and on french wallpapers. Object Type: print. Date: November 1797. Place of creation: London. Dimensions: height: 54.6 cm (21.4 in); width: 74.7 cm (29.4 in). Medium: aquatint print coloured. Depicted Place: Madurai. Collection: British Library. View in the Fort, Madura by Thomas Daniell 1797
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