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Dr. John Murray — Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure
Dr. John Murray

Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure

1858

Offering an intimate perspective of the famous mausoleum's surroundings, Murray's albumen print combines the documentary precision of early photography with compositional sensitivity to human scale.

Medium
albumen print from wax paper negative

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Dr. John Murray, Taj Mahal, Back View of the Rest-House, with Figure, 1858

Offering an intimate perspective of the famous mausoleum's surroundings, Murray's albumen print combines the documentary precision of early photography with compositional sensitivity to human scale.

Medium
albumen print from wax paper negative
Year
1858
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monument, Monochrome, Photography, Albumen Print, Figure, Documentary, Landscape, British, Architecture

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago