Mengoon: Ruined Griffins

September 1–October 21, 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image features two large stone structures on either side, sparse vegetation, bushes, a body of water meeting the horizon, and a tree line under an overcast sky. The image has a monochromatic sepia tone, emphasizing the light and shadow on the stone structures.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Diana and Mallory Walker Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 26.3 × 34.7 cm (10 3/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
    mount: 45.7 × 58.1 cm (18 × 22 7/8 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.87.12

  • Series Title

    Burma Views

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

Linnaeus Tripe [1822-1902]; presented to James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie [1812-1860], Governor-General of India [1848-1856], February 1857; by descent to the Broun-Ramsay family; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 May 2012, part of lot 211); NGA purchase (through Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc., New York), 2012.

Associated Names

Inscriptions

signed by artist, lower right on print in black ink: L. Tripe; printed in typeset on white paper adhered to mount, lower center beneath photograph in black ink: No. 96. Mengoon. Ruined Griffins. / In front of the Pagoda. These were 95 feet high; but, like the latter, were shattered by the earthquake of 1839. The heads and necks lie scattered about their pedestals in masses.

Markings

artist’s blindstamp on mount, upper center: BY THEE I DRAW

Wikidata ID

Q64157492

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