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Attributed to Army-India-Bengal Sappers and Miners
Residency, Front View, Bala Hissar 1878-80
Albumen print | 20.9 x 28.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2702083
Attributed to Army-India-Bengal Sappers and Miners
Residency, Front View, Bala Hissar 1878-80
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Photograph of a ruined European-style two-storey building with rocks and rubble in foreground. The Residency at the ancient fortress of Bala Hissar in Kabul was burned down during the Second Afghan War.
Provenance
Photograph in album presented by the Earl of Lytton (1831-91), Viceroy of India to Queen Victoria in 1880
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Creator(s)
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
20.9 x 28.2 cm (image)
34.1 x 46.4 cm (page dimensions)
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Alternative title(s)
Residency, Front View, Bala Hissar: Photographs, India, Presented by Lord Lytton, 1880
