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Unknown Artist — Left: [Ashoka Pillar moved to its present position by Feroz Shah]. Right: Memorial Monument of the British Soldiers in 1859

Unknown Artist

Left: [Ashoka Pillar moved to its present position by Feroz Shah]. Right: Memorial Monument of the British Soldiers in 1859

1870

Documentary photography from British colonial India juxtaposes ancient imperial heritage with Victorian commemoration, capturing the layered histories of Delhi through dual albumen prints.

Medium
2 albumen prints mounted on an album page

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Unknown Artist, Left: [Ashoka Pillar moved to its present position by Feroz Shah]. Right: Memorial Monument of the British Soldiers in 1859, 1870

Documentary photography from British colonial India juxtaposes ancient imperial heritage with Victorian commemoration, capturing the layered histories of Delhi through dual albumen prints.

Medium
2 albumen prints mounted on an album page
Year
1870
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Monument, Albumen Print, Documentary, 19th Century, Photograph, Indian, Historical, Colonial, Architecture, Black and White

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago