Glen near Kat
Photograph
1866 (photographed)
1866 (photographed)
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This is one of the many images of India captured by the English photographer Samuel Bourne. From July to December 1866 he toured a part of the Himalayan region. He wrote about his journey in The British Journal of Photography, outlining his route and in some cases describing the scenes of which he took photographs.
On his travels Bourne stopped at a little village called Kat. He mentions taking a photograph of a large chestnut tree near the village. This photograph does not appear to show that particular tree one but it would have been taken around the same time. It reflects Bourne’s interest in the flora, fauna and geology of the Indian landscape.
On his travels Bourne stopped at a little village called Kat. He mentions taking a photograph of a large chestnut tree near the village. This photograph does not appear to show that particular tree one but it would have been taken around the same time. It reflects Bourne’s interest in the flora, fauna and geology of the Indian landscape.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Glen near Kat (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative |
| Brief description | Photograph of some trees on the side of a mountain, India, by Samuel Bourne, 1866. |
| Physical description | The photograph shows a forest of large, majestic, mainly pine, trees. In the centre there can be seen a path leading through the forest. Signature and negative number in the bottom centre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signature and negative number in the bottom centre. |
| Object history | The photograph was initially part of the photographic collection held in the National Art Library. The markings on the mount are an indication of the history of the object, its movement through the mueum and the way in which it has been categorised. The mount is white and has inthe top righ corner: A.in. Kulu. Bottom left corner: Label from Bourne catalogue with 'Kat (Kulu) handwritten beside it) |
| Production | The negative was made in 1866. This print was made before March 1867. |
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| Summary | This is one of the many images of India captured by the English photographer Samuel Bourne. From July to December 1866 he toured a part of the Himalayan region. He wrote about his journey in The British Journal of Photography, outlining his route and in some cases describing the scenes of which he took photographs. On his travels Bourne stopped at a little village called Kat. He mentions taking a photograph of a large chestnut tree near the village. This photograph does not appear to show that particular tree one but it would have been taken around the same time. It reflects Bourne’s interest in the flora, fauna and geology of the Indian landscape. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bourne, S, A Photographic journey through the Higher Himalayas, The British Journal of Photography, November 26 1869, pg 570. |
| Other number | 1429 - Negative number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 53062 |
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| Record created | November 26, 2004 |
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