View on the river near Larji, Kulu
Photograph
1866 (photographed)
1866 (photographed)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
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.
Bourne became fascinated by the dramatic landscape of the mountainous region, its peaks, valleys and rivers. He captured the images on glass negatives which were then printed in his studio in Simla and offered for sale.
Bourne became fascinated by the dramatic landscape of the mountainous region, its peaks, valleys and rivers. He captured the images on glass negatives which were then printed in his studio in Simla and offered for sale.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | View on the river near Larji, Kulu (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion glass negative |
| Brief description | Photograph of the river near Larji, Kullu, India, by Samuel Bourne, 1866. |
| Physical description | This photograph is of a dramatic mountainous valley with a river running though it. Signature and negative number in bottom centre. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signature and negative number in 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 museum and the way in which it is categorised. The mount is white with handwritten text at the top which has largely been cut away. Right hand side: A.in.Beas Bottom left: 'Beas: view on the river near Larji' handwritten. |
| Production | The negative was made in 1866. This print was made before March 1867. |
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| Place depicted | |
| 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. Bourne became fascinated by the dramatic landscape of the mountainous region, its peaks, valleys and rivers. He captured the images on glass negatives which were then printed in his studio in Simla and offered for sale. |
| Bibliographic reference | Bourne, S, A Photographic journey through the Higher Himalayas, The British Journal of Photography, December 3 1869, pg 579. |
| Other number | 1435 - Negative number |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 53068 |
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| Record created | December 1, 2004 |
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