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Photograph

1855 (made)

Linnaeus Tripe, 'Colossal Statue of Gautama Close to the North End of the Bridge, Amerapoora', (Buddha, Burmah), September - October 1855. Albumen print from calotype negative.

Object details

Object type
Photograph
Materials and techniques
Albumen
Photography
Brief description
Linnaeus Tripe, 'Colossal Statue of Gautama Close to the North End of the Bridge, Amerapoora', (Buddha, Burmah), September - October 1855. Albumen print from calotype negative.
Dimensions
  • Original card mount height: 380mm
  • Original card mount width: 495mm
  • Image height: 256mm
  • Image width: 348mm
Gallery label
(24/06/15-11/10/15)
‘Amerapoora: Wooden Bridge’
1 September–21 October 1855

This sweeping view toward a three-quarter-mile-long
bridge across a lagoon shows the surveyor’s eye that Tripe
brought to a scene. To highlight the scale of the massive
teak pillars in the foreground, he included two figures
sitting in the shade of a tree to the right.
Collection
Prints, Drawings & Paintings Collection
Accession number
2190-1933

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Record createdJuly 1, 2009
Record URL
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