Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012643South Façade of the Quadrangle of the Nayak Darbar Hall, Thanjavur
Also known as: Tanjore. Place [of the Rajah], south façade of quadrangle
About the Artwork
Early box cameras had no shutter; the photographer just removed and replaced the lens cap, guessing at how long to leave it off. Linnaeus Tripe’s mastery of light and exposure here is incredible. The print allows us to read the decoration that is in shadow as well as that in full sunlight.
Provenance
Private Collection, United Kingdom 2020: (Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, United Kingdom) September 14, 2020: The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Data retrieved from the Cleveland Museum of Art on October 8, 2026. The museum may have updated its record since.
Quick Overview
- Artist
- Captain Linnaeus Tripe (British, 1822–1902)
- Date
- 1858
- Medium
- albumenized salt print
- Dimensions
- Image: 27.7 x 34.2 cm (10 7/8 x 13 7/16 in.); Image with black margin: 27.7 x 36.1 cm (10 7/8 x 14 3/16 in.); Paper: 27.7 x 36.1 cm (10 7/8 x 14 3/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
- Accession no.
- 2020.213
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Open-access museum record · AT-00012643
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