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
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| 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. |
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| Gallery label | ‘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.(24/06/15-11/10/15) |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 2190-1933 |
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| Record created | July 1, 2009 |
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