
Sujet
Western colonnade of the Temple of Ongou Wat, Cambodia, 1868. Creator: Unknown.
Légende
Western colonnade of the Temple of Ongou Wat, [Angkor Wat], Cambodia, 1868. Engraving of a photograph by Mr. J. Thomson. 'It is, perhaps, needless to remark that the tiger introduced by our draughtsman...does not appear in the photograph; but tigers are said to frequent the neighbourhood of the ruins....The history of Cambodia is almost unknown; the present race of natives state that a flight of angels came down from heaven and built these temples...The pillars are very correctly proportioned, and surmounted by a proper architrave, a frieze, which within the temple receives elaborate sculpture, and a cornice, which displays infinite rows and repetitions of seven-headed serpents...These remains of former magnificence show the high state of civilisation the ancient Cambodians had arrived at. Their empire is now an empty name'. From "Illustrated London News", 1868.
Crédit
Photo12/Heritage Images/The Print Collector
Notre référence
HRM24A35_372
Model release
NA
Property release
NA
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
25,0Mo (2,1Mo) / 23,0cm x 27,3cm / 2715 x 3222 (300dpi)