Not on display

Panorama of the Taj Mahal

Photograph
1850s (made)
Artist/Maker
Murray, John (Dr) (maker)
Place of origin
India (made)

Panoramic photograph of the facade of the Taj Mahal (in three parts).

Object details

Categories
Photographs
Panorama
Object type
Photograph
Parts
This object consists of 3 parts.
(Some alternative part names are also shown below)
  • Photograph
  • Albumen Print
  • Photograph
  • Albumen Print
  • Photograph
  • Albumen Print
TitlePanorama of the Taj Mahal (generic title)
Materials and techniques
albumen prints from waxed paper negatives
Brief description
John Murray, panoramic photograph in three parts, showing the west face of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India, 1850s
Physical description
Panoramic photograph of the facade of the Taj Mahal (in three parts).
Dimensions
  • Ph.385 1982 height: 37.6cm (Note: taken from accession register)
  • Ph.385 1982 width: 44.4cm (Note: taken from accession register)
  • Ph.386 1982 height: 43.8cm (Note: taken from accession register)
  • Ph.386 1982 width: 37.1cm (Note: taken from accession register)
  • Ph.387 1982 height: 38.2cm (Note: taken from accession register)
  • Ph.387 1982 width: 44.4cm (Note: taken from accession register)
  • Frame height: 726mm
  • Frame width: 1551mm
  • Frame depth: 30mm
All three photographs mounted and framed together
Gallery label
(07 03 2014)
Gallery 100, ‘History of photography’, 2011-2012, label text :

John Murray (1809-98)
Panorama of the West Face of the Taj Mahal, Agra
About 1855

Murray lived in India from 1833–71. Working in the
medical service of the East India Company, he was
promoted to Deputy Inspector of Hospitals and
led the fight against cholera. From 1849 to 1865 he
travelled to Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra, making
photographic records of numerous historical sites
including a series of spectacular panoramas of the
Taj Mahal.

Albumen prints
Museum nos. Ph.385 to 387-1982
Place depicted
Taj Mahal
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
PH.385-1982

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Record createdFebruary 12, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O187637/panorama-of-the-taj-mahal-photograph-murray-john-dr/
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