Public collection via the Cleveland Museum of Art
AT-00012850The Ghat of the Nepalese Pagoda, Bénarès
About the Artwork
Concerned that his drawings did not do justice to the splendor of India’s monuments, Rousselet learned photography in India that year, a remarkable accomplishment. He proved to be a talented photographer with a sophisticated sense of composition. The scenes in this volume sweep across sites of Sultanate, Rajput, and Mughal power in northern India, from the sacred Hindu city of Varanasi on the Ganges River to Alwar in Rajasthan. Also included are several scenes of industry and portraits of Indian rulers.
Provenance
?-2022: (Adnan Sezer Gallery, Paris, France), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH June 6, 2022-: 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
- Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet (French, 1845–1929)
- Date
- 1865–68, published 1869–70
- Medium
- Albumen print from glass plate negative
- Dimensions
- Mounted: 62 x 43 cm (24 7/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
- Type
- Photograph
- Classification
- Photograph
- Department
- Photography
- Credit line
- Alma Kroeger Fund
- Accession no.
- 2022.58.35
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