The Paranirvana of Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruva, Ceylon
1870–71
Joseph Lawton
Joseph Lawton (British, d. 1874)
Photography
The Paranirvana of Buddha, Gal Vihara, Polonnaruva, Ceylon, 1870–71. Joseph Lawton (British, d. 1874). Albumen print; image: 21.4 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.); matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Louise S. Richards 1976.156
- Maker/Artist
- Lawton, Joseph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Formatted Medium
- albumen print
- Dimensions
- Image: 21.4 x 28.2 cm (8 7/16 x 11 1/8 in.); Matted: 35.6 x 45.7 cm (14 x 18 in.)
- Inscribed
- Inscription: Written in pencil on recto of mount: "Reclining Buddha at the Gal Vihara Polonnaruva"; in pencil on verso: "#15"
- Departments
- Photography
- Accession Number
- 1976.156
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louise S. Richards
- Exhibitions
- Year in Review, 1976, Text and Image in Southern Asia (Indian Painting and Himalayan rotation), <em>Selection of Photography from the CMA, 1979</em>. Beck Center, Lakewood, OH (1979)., <em>Main Asian Rotation (Gallery 245)</em>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (December 31, 2013–June 30, 2014).
- Rights Statement
- CC0
- Museum Location
- 242B Indian Painting
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