Thayet Myo: Pagoda on the South of Cantonment

August 8, 1855

Linnaeus Tripe

Associated Names
Linnaeus Tripe

Artist, British, 1822 - 1902

The image shows a temple structure with tiered spires, detailed carvings, and pointed domes in the center. Tall palm trees frame the scene on both sides. Lush vegetation, scaffolding, and trees are visible around the temple. The color palette is monochromatic, giving the image a vintage look.

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Artwork overview

  • Medium

    albumen silver print

  • Credit Line

    Edward J. Lenkin Fund

  • Dimensions

    image/sheet: 24.4 × 33.4 cm (9 5/8 × 13 1/8 in.)
    mount: 45.8 × 58.3 cm (18 1/16 × 22 15/16 in.)

  • Accession Number

    2012.87.30

  • 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. 6. Thayet Myo. Pagoda on the S. of Cantonment. / Apparently a modernised copy of an architecture found at Pugahm.

Markings

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

Wikidata ID

Q64157514

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