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Statue of Sir William Cavendish Bentinck, Calcutta

Photograph
ca. late 20th century (photographed)
Artist/Maker

An unmounted black and white photograph of a town square in Kolkata with a statue of Sir William Cavendish Bentick. There are some men sitting by carriages to the left and uildings behind them.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleStatue of Sir William Cavendish Bentinck, Calcutta (Generic title)
Materials and techniques
Gelatin silver print from original wet collodion on glass negative
Brief description
Photograph by Samuel Bourne, 'Statue of Sir William Cavendish Bentinck, Calcutta', modern gelatin silver print from original mid 19th century wet collodion on glass negative, ca. late 20th century
Physical description
An unmounted black and white photograph of a town square in Kolkata with a statue of Sir William Cavendish Bentick. There are some men sitting by carriages to the left and uildings behind them.
Dimensions
  • Paper height: 20.3cm
  • Paper width: 32.7cm
Marks and inscriptions
  • titled, material & date acquired (pen, verso)
  • Royal Photographic Society in stamp & Bourne & Shepherd ink stamp (ink stamp, verso)
Credit line
The Royal Photographic Society Collection at the V&A, acquired with the generous assistance of the National Lottery Heritage Fund and Art Fund
Object history
This is one of 25 modern prints made from glass negatives in the RPS collections. Original negative derives from the photographic studio Bourne & Shepherd and was acquired in 1964 by the RPS.
Subject depicted
Place depicted
Other numbers
  • 16678 - RPS Identifier - inventory no.
  • 9459 - Royal Photographic Society number
  • B.20 - RPS identifier - box number
Collection
Accession number
RPS.619-2023

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Record createdApril 21, 2023
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