Amerapoora: South Ditch of the City Wall

September 1–October 21, 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image shows a still waterway stretching into the distance. The horizon is high, with flat land, distant hills, and a cloudy sky. Faint outlines of architectural structures with pointed roofs lie on the horizon. The image has a slightly grainy texture and sepia tones. The water reflects the sky, and a sloped embankment leads to a fenced area with a thatched roof structure and palm trees.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Edward J. Lenkin Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.4 × 33.4 cm (10 × 13 1/8 in.)
    mount: 45.7 × 58.3 cm (18 × 22 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.87.20

  • 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. 59. Amerapoora. S. Ditch of the City Wall. / The ditch continues for the East, South, and part of the West and North sides. On the latter sides men were at work completing the circuit.

Wikidata ID

Q64157494

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