Brihadisvara Temple, Thanjavur, India 1798 Lithograph vs. 2016
Many individuals would sit for hours and attempt to capture the beauty and majesty of different locations, structures, and people through various arts before it was feasible to shoot photographs. And many were eager to take on this duty…
Thomas Daniell created this print of the Brihadisvara Temple in Thanjavur, India, in 1798. Although we can’t know what it looked like in its day, it appears somewhat similar compared to a picture taken in 2016.