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Garden Reach, Pune c.1870
Albumen print | 18.6 x 24.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2701472

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Photograph of Garden Reach, the Poona home of Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon, taken from the east. The building is in the neo-Gothic style with a tower to the right. In front of the building there is a garden planted with flowers. A man is standing among a group of flowerpots just in front of the house.
Sir Albert Abdullah David Sassoon was an Iraqi Jewish businessman and philanthropist. He continued the successful businesses established by his father David Sassoon. Several notable buildings in Poona, now known as Pune, were established by the Sassoon family including Sassoon Hospital and the Ohel David Synagogue.Provenance
Formerly owned by Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh and Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
18.6 x 24.0 cm (image)
37.2 x 27.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
"Garden Reach" from E. Poona.