Amerapoora: West Gate of the Residency Enclosure

September 1–October 21, 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image shows a scene with traditional bamboo and thatch-roofed structures among palm trees. The background is filled with tall palm trees. The color palette is monochrome with sepia tones. The ground has scattered leaves and tree shadows. The image conveys a tranquil and timeworn atmosphere.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Edward J. Lenkin Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 25.4 × 33.5 cm (10 × 13 3/16 in.)
    mount: 45.5 × 58.3 cm (17 15/16 × 22 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.87.26

  • 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. 39. Amerapoora. West Gate of the Residency Enclosure. / This enclosure was formed by a bamboo wall about eighteen feet high, on the outer side of which was a continuous shed all round except at the East and west sides, in the centre of which were gateways. This shed was / a barrack for some 600 Burmese soldiers with their officers, forming the Guard of Honor to the mission.

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q64157511

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