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J Hogarth
The Begum Kotee, Lucknow 1858
Salted paper print | 13.8 x 18.0 cm (image) | RCIN 2946399
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Photograph of a sketch by Major MacBean of the Begum Kotee palace complex in Lucknow. The grand building has many bullet holes. Several people in Western dress are gathered by the entrance.
The accompanying text for this image, at the front of the book, records that the palace was used as a hospital during the Siege of Lucknow, and was twice set on fire by enemy shells. -
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Medium and techniques
Salted paper print
Measurements
13.8 x 18.0 cm (image)
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Alternative title(s)
Plate VI - The Begum Kotee
