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Street view, Trichinopoly
Tripe, Linnaeus, born 1822 - died 1902 - Enlarge image
Street view, Trichinopoly
- Object:
Photograph
- Place of origin:
Madras (made)
- Date:
1858 (made)
- Artist/Maker:
Tripe, Linnaeus, born 1822 - died 1902 (photographer)
- Materials and Techniques:
Albumen print from waxed paper negative
- Credit Line:
Given by Dr Hunter, Madras School of Art, 1862
- Museum number:
33800
- Gallery location:
Prints & Drawings Study Room, level H, case DELTA, shelf 2
Captain Tripe of the 12th Madras Native Infantry was appointed by Dr Alexander Hunter, founder of the Madras School of Industrial Arts, to photograph ‘edifices, sculptures and inscriptions of much beauty or interest both historical and artistic’. This image shows an important Hindu site in the distance, while inadvertently recording the ghostly impressions of those who passed by during the exposure.