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Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet — The Ghat of Dasaswa Medh, Bénarès

Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet

The Ghat of Dasaswa Medh, Bénarès

1865

Part of the earliest systematic photographic documentation of Varanasi, the image captures the essential character of the holy city's riverside architecture and spiritual atmosphere.

Medium
Albumen print from glass plate negative

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Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet, The Ghat of Dasaswa Medh, Bénarès, 1865

Part of the earliest systematic photographic documentation of Varanasi, the image captures the essential character of the holy city's riverside architecture and spiritual atmosphere.

Medium
Albumen print from glass plate negative
Year
1865
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Sepia Tone, Documentary, Photograph, Landscape, Travel, Architecture, India

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