Amerapoora: Mygabhoodee-tee Kyoung from East

September 1–October 21, 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen print

  • Credit Line

    Edward J. Lenkin Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.7 × 34.8 cm (10 1/8 × 13 11/16 in.)
    mount: 45.6 × 58.5 cm (17 15/16 × 23 1/16 in.)

  • Accession

    2012.87.28

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. 42. Amerapoora. Mygabhoodee-tee Kyoung from E. / This small monastery, near the Residency, attracted much attention from the richness of its carving and the beauty of its situation.

Markings

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

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