Jehangeer's Tomb, in the Shadra Gardens, Lahore
Photograph
1863-1866 (photographed)
1863-1866 (photographed)
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In 1863 Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) arrived in India. He had left his job as a Nottingham bank clerk in order to develop a new career as a photographer. Bourne undertook three treks to Kashmir and the western Himalayas in 1863, 1864 and 1866, during which he photographed his surroundings extensively. Throughout his travels he wrote about his first impressions of the places he visited and these writings were published in the British Journal of Photography.
This photograph shows the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (ruled from 1605-1627) in the Shahdara Gardens in Lahore. This one-storey sandstone building was constructed from 1627 to 1637. It is richly decorated with white marble and has four towers, one in each corner, each measuring 30 meters in height. Here the towers are just visible through the trees.
Towards the end of the 1860s, Bourne established a partnership with fellow photographer and Englishman Charles Shepherd (fl. 1858-1878) and in the space of a few years Bourne & Shepherd became the pre-eminent photographic firm in India. By the end of 1870 they had three branches, in Simla, Calcutta and Bombay.
Samuel Bourne’s ability to combine technical skill and artistic vision has led to him being recognised today as one of the most outstanding photographers working in India in the nineteenth century.
This photograph shows the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (ruled from 1605-1627) in the Shahdara Gardens in Lahore. This one-storey sandstone building was constructed from 1627 to 1637. It is richly decorated with white marble and has four towers, one in each corner, each measuring 30 meters in height. Here the towers are just visible through the trees.
Towards the end of the 1860s, Bourne established a partnership with fellow photographer and Englishman Charles Shepherd (fl. 1858-1878) and in the space of a few years Bourne & Shepherd became the pre-eminent photographic firm in India. By the end of 1870 they had three branches, in Simla, Calcutta and Bombay.
Samuel Bourne’s ability to combine technical skill and artistic vision has led to him being recognised today as one of the most outstanding photographers working in India in the nineteenth century.
Object details
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| Materials and techniques | Albumen print from wet collodion negative |
| Brief description | Photograph, 'Jehangeer's Tomb, in the Shadra Gardens, Lahore', albumen print, Samuel Bourne, India, 1860s |
| Physical description | Photograph showing gardens leading to the Tomb of Jahangir. The gardens occupy most of the image with the towers of the building just visible beyond the trees. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | Signature and negative number in bottom right. Also inscribed 'Lahore 52.906' in bottom right. |
| Object history | This 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 it is categorised. The mount is white. Bottom Left: Label from Bourne catalogue with some handwritten text. |
| Production | The print was made before March 1867. |
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| Summary | In 1863 Samuel Bourne (1834-1912) arrived in India. He had left his job as a Nottingham bank clerk in order to develop a new career as a photographer. Bourne undertook three treks to Kashmir and the western Himalayas in 1863, 1864 and 1866, during which he photographed his surroundings extensively. Throughout his travels he wrote about his first impressions of the places he visited and these writings were published in the British Journal of Photography. This photograph shows the tomb of the Mughal Emperor Jahangir (ruled from 1605-1627) in the Shahdara Gardens in Lahore. This one-storey sandstone building was constructed from 1627 to 1637. It is richly decorated with white marble and has four towers, one in each corner, each measuring 30 meters in height. Here the towers are just visible through the trees. Towards the end of the 1860s, Bourne established a partnership with fellow photographer and Englishman Charles Shepherd (fl. 1858-1878) and in the space of a few years Bourne & Shepherd became the pre-eminent photographic firm in India. By the end of 1870 they had three branches, in Simla, Calcutta and Bombay. Samuel Bourne’s ability to combine technical skill and artistic vision has led to him being recognised today as one of the most outstanding photographers working in India in the nineteenth century. |
| Other number | 424 - Negative number |
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| Accession number | 52904 |
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| Record created | January 6, 2017 |
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