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Felice A. Beato — The Martinière School

Felice A. Beato

The Martinière School

1858

Educational architecture meets colonial documentation in this view of an important Lucknow institution founded by French colonial Claude Martin. Beato's photograph captures both architectural ambition and the cultural complexity of colonial India.

Medium
albumen print

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Felice A. Beato, The Martinière School, 1858

Educational architecture meets colonial documentation in this view of an important Lucknow institution founded by French colonial Claude Martin. Beato's photograph captures both architectural ambition and the cultural complexity of colonial India.

Medium
albumen print
Year
1858
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Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

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Albumen Print, Documentary, Historic, 19th Century, Photograph, British, Architecture, Neutral, Sepia Tones, India

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