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Shimla and the Taj Mahal by Samuel Bourne

Shimla and the Taj Mahal

Samuel Bourne · 1860

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DETAILS
Artist
Samuel Bourne
Date
1860
Medium
double-sided albumen print
Location
Cleveland Museum of Art
Dimensions
[object Object]
Collection
Photography
Culture
India, 19th century
Credit line
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
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THE ARTIST

Samuel Bourne

1834–1912 · United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland

A bank clerk who quit his job, sailed to India, and hauled cameras up 18,600-foot Himalayan passes to capture 2,200 images.

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Agra. The Gateway of the Gardens Surrounding the Taj Agra. The Gateway of the Gardens Surrounding the Taj 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art Agra. The Taj, the Central of Principal City Agra. The Taj, the Central of Principal City 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art Agra. View of the Taj from a Corner in the Quadrangle Agra. View of the Taj from a Corner in the Quadrangle 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art Agra. View of the Taj from the Garden Agra. View of the Taj from the Garden 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art Agra. View of the Taj in Front of Nootkan (The Light of the World), Wife of the Emperor Akbar, View from the River Agra. View of the Taj in Front of Nootkan (The Light of the World), Wife of the Emperor Akbar, View from the River 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art A Village Scene, Near Calcutta A Village Scene, Near Calcutta 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art Delhi. Gateway of Allahood Deen's Palace, Old Delhi Delhi. Gateway of Allahood Deen's Palace, Old Delhi 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art Delhi. Tomb of the Emperor Shums ooo deen Allomsh, Builder of the Kootub Minar in the Ruins of Old Delhi Delhi. Tomb of the Emperor Shums ooo deen Allomsh, Builder of the Kootub Minar in the Ruins of Old Delhi 1863 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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The Backgammon Players Same era · 1840s–1870s The Backgammon Players Philip Webb · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Same era · 1840s–1870s The Cottage by the Roadside, Stormy Sky Léon-Victor Dupré · 1855 · Art Institute of Chicago Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys Same era · 1840s–1870s Young Spartan Girls Challenging Boys Edgar Degas · 1860 · Art Institute of Chicago Monsieur Suisse Same era · 1840s–1870s Monsieur Suisse Gustave Courbet · 1861 · The Metropolitan Museum of Art Pools by the Seaside Same era · 1840s–1870s Pools by the Seaside William Hart · 1861 · Buffalo AKG Art Museum An Arab Warrior Same era · 1840s–1870s An Arab Warrior Mariano Fortuny Marsal · 1862 · Hispanic Society of America Lion Hunt Same era · 1840s–1870s Lion Hunt Eugène Delacroix · 1858 · Museum of Fine Arts Boston The Sheepshearers Same era · 1840s–1870s The Sheepshearers Jean-François Millet · 1857 · Art Institute of Chicago
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