Rangoon: North Entrance to the Shwe Dagon Pagoda

November 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image shows a landscape with a tiered structure rising above barricades. The view is from a slightly elevated perspective, looking across grass towards the structure. Tall trees and the architecture, including pagoda-like spires, obscure the horizon. The sky transitions from light to dark, and the image is in black and white. Detailed textures are visible in the woodwork and masonry. Closest to the viewer is a patch of grassland, leading towards the fenced enclosure and the architecture.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Stephen G. Stein Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.9 × 35 cm (10 3/16 × 13 3/4 in.)
    mount: 45.7 × 58.3 cm (18 × 22 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.87.1

  • 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 left on print in black ink: L Tripe; printed in typeset on white paper adhered to mount, lower center beneath photograph in black ink: No. 109. Rangoon. North Entrance to the Shwe Dagon Pagoda. / This was stockaded when the Pagoda was held by us against the Burmese.

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q64157485

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