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Henry William Cave

42 works

Henry William Cave (1854-1913) was a photographer. Read more

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Black-and-white photo of a carved stone relief tablet in a terrace wall at Isurumuniya temple, Anuradhapura, beside trees.

Relief in the complex of the Isurumuniya temple in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Sepia-toned photographic plate of a ruined dome-shaped stupa with figures and a palm tree, on an album page.

Ruins of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Black-and-white print of tall weathered pillars and ruined walls of an ancient temple at Polonnaruwa, overgrown with grass an

Ruins of the Lankatilaka Vihara at Polonnaruwa, Sri Lanka

1896

Open book page with text and a small oval engraved portrait of a bearded man in a dark suit.

Portrait of the dissawe Gabriel Jayewardene, Sri Lanka

1896

Sepia photo of a row of moored outrigger canoes with sails, beside a tree-lined road with a lighthouse and rickshaw.

Gezicht op een rij vissersboten

1890

Halftone plate of a small stone dagaba on a paved platform at Anuradhapura, with ruined walls and trees behind it.

Miniature stupa in the Ruwanwelisaya stupa complex at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Black-and-white photo of stone standing figures lining a paved path beside a stupa complex, printed on an album page.

Sculptures in the complex of the Ruwanwelisaya stupa at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Photograph of a tall inscribed stone slab beside a shorter pillar on a stone base, with a building and tree behind.

Inscription in the Ruwanwelisaya stupa complex at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Sepia photograph of stone pillar ruins among trees under a cloudy sky, printed on an album page.

Ruins near the Ruanwelisaya stupa at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Photograph of weathered stone pillars and a doorway framework in ruins, with a white stupa and palm trees behind, in a book p

Ruins of the Dalada Maligawa (Temple of the tooth) at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Two album pages: left, Kandy Lake among hills and palms; right, a crowd gathered before the Buddhist temple in Kandy.

Buddhist temple, Kandy

1900

Sepia photograph of Kandyan children and a man on a hillside, beside a landscape view of wooded hills and a valley.

Kandyan children

1900

Photo of a carved stone lion in a recessed panel of a palace coping at Anuradhapura, surrounded by overgrown plants.

Relief depicting a lion in the wall coping of the palace of King Mahasena at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Book page of text with a photo inset of a yogi stone with rows of square-cut holes from Anuradhapura ruins.

Yogi stone amongst the ruins at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Book page with a photograph of a stone canopy among jungle foliage at Anuradhapura, and a caption for Plate XXVI.

Stone canopy at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Sepia photograph of a stone staircase with carved guardian reliefs and an oval moonstone at Anuradhapura.

Stone staircase with a moonstone and reliefs representing guardians, Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Black-and-white photo of a large stone seated Buddha statue in trees, with a small child sitting at its base on the left.

Seated child on a Buddha statue in Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Print of an overgrown ancient street lined with tall trees and scattered stones under a cloudy sky, mounted on a book page.

Remains of an ancient street at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Black and white photo of people gathered at a thatched native bazaar stall under trees in Anuradhapura.

Local market at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Sepia photograph of a mountain above banana plants and a valley, facing a view of palms and distant hills.

The Kandyan railway

1900

Black-and-white photo of palm trees and distant hills near Kandy, shown on an album page beside a mountain view.

The Matale hills from Kandy

1900

Two photographic plates: palm and tall trees in Peradeniya Gardens, and an elephant walking a dirt road beside a building.

Peradeniya gardens

1900

Album page with two black-and-white photographs: a tusked elephant on a dirt road beside trees, and palm trees in Peradeniya

A veteran tusker

1900

Two sepia photographs: elephants with riders in a palm landscape, and women with baskets plucking tea leaves.

Mates

1900

Three women seated around a tam tam drum in a studio, facing a page with an elephant and rider on a tree-lined road.

Gezicht op drie vrouwen die de tam tam bespelen

1890

Two photographs in an album: three women seated with a tom-tom drum, and a man riding a tusked elephant on a road.

Gezicht op een man op een olifant

1890

Two photographs on one page: women plucking tea leaves with baskets, and two elephants with riders beside a field.

Plucking tea

1900

Tea pickers in a plantation below a conical mountain, beside a hazy valley view of Nuwara Eliya from Rambodda.

A tea field near Adams Peak

1900

Open album page with two sepia photographs: tea pickers on a plantation near a peak, and a hilly valley view.

Entrance to Nuwara Eliya from Rambodda

1900

Printed landscape of a flat plain under cloudy skies with a group of people and bullock carts on a track.

Tour group with bullock carts in Minneriya, Sri Lanka

1896

Photo of rock dwellings at Mihintale: a stone doorway under an overhanging cliff, with a robed man standing near a low wall.

Remains of rock dwellings at Mihintale

1896

Sepia photograph of a wide garden landscape with dense trees and open ground, printed rotated on an album page.

View of the Mahamegha garden at Anuradhapura, Sri Lanka

1896

Henry William Cave (1854-1913) was a photographer. Henry William Cave was born in Brackley and died in Brighton. Browse 42 works by Henry William Cave from one museum, free to download in HD. Source: Wikidata