Beekinpully: Permaul’s Swing at Mariammah Covil

December 1857-January 1858

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image shows a view across an open area bordered by large trees. There are hills in the distance above scattered structures. The picture has a soft, grainy texture giving it a vintage appearance. The color palette is monochromatic with sepia tones. Large shadowed trees frame the composition, with small huts and a tall wooden structure visible in the distance.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Patrons' Permanent Fund

  • Dimensions

    image: 26 × 35.6 cm (10 1/4 × 14 in.)
    mount: 45.72 × 57.15 cm (18 × 22 1/2 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2018.145.2

Artwork history & notes

Provenance

(sale, Sotheby's Fine Art Auctions, London, 1998); (Charles Isaacs Photographs, Inc., New York), 1998; NGA purchase, 2018.

Associated Names

Exhibition History

2019

  • The Eye of the Sun: Nineteenth-Century Photographs from the National Gallery of Art, National Gallery of Art, Washington, 2019, unnumbered catalogue.

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