Golden gate and entrance to the temple
Photograph
ca. 1858-1860 (made)
ca. 1858-1860 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Felice Beato took many photographs of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, from different viewpoints. This one is taken from the temple and shows the causeway leading to the entrance gate. It highlights the decorative details on the gateway. People are seated along the causeway on the right-hand side.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Golden gate and entrance to the temple |
| Materials and techniques | Albumen print |
| Brief description | Photograph of the causeway and entrance to the Golden Temple, Amritsar. |
| Physical description | This photograph is taken from the Golden Temple and shows the causeway leading to the entrance gate. It highlights the decorative details on the gateway. People are seated along the causeway on the right hand side. |
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| Historical context | After the Indian army 'mutinied' in 1857 Felice Beato travelled through India photographing the sites connected with it. Although there had been incidents in Amritsar, it was not a 'Mutiny' site such as Lucknow and Delhi. In all, Beato took eleven photographs of the Golden Temple from different view points. The photographs were offered for sale to the public, ten of the 17 views of Amritsar listed in the sales catalogue were displayed in the Paris Universal Exhibition of 1867. The V&A has 11 of the 17 views, three of which were displayed in Paris and retain their original 1867 mounts marked with their 1867 catalogue numbers. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | Felice Beato took many photographs of the Golden Temple in Amritsar, from different viewpoints. This one is taken from the temple and shows the causeway leading to the entrance gate. It highlights the decorative details on the gateway. People are seated along the causeway on the right-hand side. |
| Bibliographic reference | Stronge, S. (Ed.) "The Arts of the Sikh Kingdoms", V&A, 1999
p. 195, Pl. 224 and p. 211, Cat. 17 |
| Other number | U6 - Beato's negative number which appears in the bottom right hand corner. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 80088 |
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| Record created | December 20, 2002 |
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