Rangoon: Near View of the Shwe Dagon Pagoda

November 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

This image shows an ancient temple complex surrounded by dense tropical foliage. Conical stupas rise above the landscape, obscuring the horizon with temple structures and trees. The sky fills the upper part of the image, with the tallest stupa reaching towards it. The stupas' intricate details stand out against the organic forms of the trees. The sepia-toned color palette creates a warm, nostalgic atmosphere, emphasizing the age and history of the scene. Light and shadow areas play across the composition. Grass and trees in the foreground provide a lush base, while the towering stupas add a vertical element to the scene.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Edward J. Lenkin Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 34.5 × 27.2 cm (13 9/16 × 10 11/16 in.)
    mount: 58.4 × 45.7 cm (23 × 18 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.87.18

  • 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. 115. Near View of the Pagoda. / Taken from the N.W. corner of the Platform. The scaffolding of bamboo, so much like basketwork, was put up by the Burmese to enable them to regild the Pagoda; an operation which will cost them about 15,000£.

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q64157486

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