Title

'An Image worshipped by the Chingulais...', late 18th century. Artist: Unknown

Caption

'An Image worshipped by the Chingulais as the Deity who presides over Health, Wisdom, plenty etc', late 18th century. European depiction of Ceylonese people worshipping the Hindu god Ganesh.
The Print Collector collection

Date

1760

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector

Reference

HRM19C40_399

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

50,3Mb (5,4Mb) / 16,8in x 11,6in / 5034 x 3492 (300dpi)

Keywords

animal female women woman people religious arts country religion temple statue sculpture art worship Sri Lanka wisdom elephant abundance deity God Hinduism worshipper location century image worshipping lady concept plenty Hindu B&W Ganesh goddess MONOCHROME Ganesha black & white black and white B W 18th century Eighteenth Century The Print Collector Ceylon Ceylonese Ganapati Sinhalese Sri Lankan engraving Singhalese Unknown engraving