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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Buland Darwaza with Figure
Description
This gateway is the entrance to the Great Mosque at Fatehpur Sikri, not far from where John Murray was stationed for half of his four decades in India. Murray was by profession a doctor in the army of the East India Company, a British trading company that ruled much of India from 1757–1858. He took up photography in 1849 and made it his personal mission to photograph the many famous buildings in the region.
Provenance
(Vintage Works, Ltd. Fine Photography, Chalfont, PA); William S. and Margaret Lipscomb, Shaker Heights, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH; The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
37.5 × 46.5 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
2021.203
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Dr. John Murray (Scottish, 1809–1898)
Photography • England • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
Continuous Discovery