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Shimla and the Taj Mahal — Samuel Bourne

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Written by: Hugo NovakSenior Specialist · Modern & Contemporary Art
Indian, Himalayan & Southeast Asian Art · Catalogue no. 88912
Samuel Bourne

Shimla and the Taj Mahal

StatusReference work · Not for sale
Held byCleveland Museum of Art
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Artist / MakerSamuel Bourne
Datec. 1860s
Culture / OriginIndia, 19th century
Mediumdouble-sided albumen print
DimensionsOverall: 31.9 x 36.3 cm (12 9/16 x 14 5/16 in.)
DepartmentPhotography
TypePhotograph
About the Artist

Samuel Bourne British, 1834 - 1912 Born in Nottingham, Samuel Bourne first began taking photographs as an amateur in 1851. Four years later, he gave up his career in banking to become a professional photographer. In 1862 he embarked for India, where for the next several years he made three photographic expeditions into the Himalayas. He also formed a partnership in Simla with Charles Shepherd -- a publishing enterprise to reproduce photographic views. Until his return to England in 1870,… Full biography →

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Image & data: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0 / Public Domain.

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