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Dr John Murray (1809-98)
The Cenotaph within the Tomb of Akbar the Great, Sikandra 1853-8
Salted paper print | 23.2 x 28.9 cm (image) | RCIN 2701452
Dr John Murray (1809-98)
The Cenotaph within the Tomb of Akbar the Great, Sikandra 1853-8
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Photograph of the cenotaph within the Tomb of Akbar the Great, Sikandra. The cenotaph is a large block of marble on a raised platform with a checkered floor. It is carved with Persian text and floral motifs. There is a small marble alter to the right with a man sitting on the ground beside it. A cloister with pointed arches and a perforated marble screen surrounds the cenotaph and a chhatri, an elevated dome-shaped pavilion, can be seen above the main structure to the right.
This is one of a series of photographs of Agra by Dr John Murray which were published in a volume with accompanying captions by J Middleton. Murray was an East India Company doctor who used waxed-paper negatives to produce photographs of the Mughal architecture of Agra and the surrounding area.Provenance
Acquired by King Edward VII when Prince of Wales
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
23.2 x 28.9 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
XXI - THE CENOTAPH
