The Octagon at the Taj Mahal
Photograph
1875 (made)
1875 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
View of the Octagon at the Taj Mahal, Agra.
Object details
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| Title | The Octagon at the Taj Mahal (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print and waxed paper negative |
| Brief description | Photograph by John Murray of the Octagon at the Taj Mahal, Agra, 1875. |
| Physical description | View of the Octagon at the Taj Mahal, Agra. |
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| Historical context | Born in 1809, Dr. John Murray lived and worked in India from 1833-1871. Initially working in the medical service of the East India Company, during his twenty year residency in Agra he was promoted to Deputy Inspector of Hospitals where he led the fight against cholera. Murray's photographic career developed in 1849 until 1865 and during his travels to Sikandra, Fatehpur Sikri and Agra he recorded various historic sites including a series of panorama's of The Taj Mahal in Agra. After his retirement in 1870, Murray returned to England where he continued to publish several medical journals until his death in 1898 . |
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| Bibliographic reference | Mark Haworth Booth (1984) The Golden Age of British Photography 1839-1900, Oxford. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | PH.383-1982 |
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| Record created | May 28, 2003 |
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