View from palace in fort, Lahore

Physical description

This impressive view was taken from the Shish Mahal of Lahore Fort. Rising over the landscape and dominating the scene is the Badshahi Mosque, its imposing gateway facing the marble pavilion in the Hazuri Bagh just visible on the left. In the foreground and assortment of artillery lies in one corner of the Shish Mahal's marble court. Overlooking the graceful curved roof of the Naulakha pavilion nearby is Ranjit Singh's tomb.

Place of Origin

Lahore, Pakistan (made)

Date

ca. 1863-1864 (made)

Artist/maker

Bourne & Shepherd (artists)

Materials and Techniques

Albumen print

Dimensions

Height: 22.1 cm, Width: 29.1 cm

Object history note

Samuel Bourne was in Lahore for several months before leaving in March 1864. He intended to write about the city for the British Journal of Photography, but circumstances prevented this. He took more then twelve photographs of Lahore, four of which (including this one) were exhibited in Paris at the Universal Exhibition of 1867. This image was also shown at the 1873 Vienna Exhibition.

Descriptive line

Photograph of the View from the Palace in Lahore Fort.

Bibliographic References (Citation, Note/Abstract, NAL no)

Stronge, Susan (ed). The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms, V&A Oublications, London, 1999.

Exhibition History

The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms (01/01/0003-25/07/1999)

Subjects depicted

Architecture, Buildings

Categories

Photographs

Collection code

SSEA