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John Murray Photograph: Entrance gate to the Taj Mahal

Detail of a pattern

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Creator

Murray, John, 1809-1898
Dates

circa 1858-1862
Physical Description

1 Print (albumen print from wax paper negative, image 36 x 45 cm on 39 x 45 cm. paper.)
Collection ID

FSA.A2001.03
EDAN ID

ead_collection:sova-fsa-a2001-03

Scope and Contents

1 print, albumen from a wax paper negative, by John Murray, circa 1858-1862. Detail of gateway to the Taj Mahal, Agra, with figures.
Biographical / Historical

John Murray (1809-1898) was a British medical doctor working in India who devoted much of his professional career to fighting cholera, but today he is remembered for his superb images of Mughal architecture in and around Agra and the northern state of Uttar Pradesh. This photograph depicts one of Murray's favorite subjects, the Taj Mahal. Considered to be one of the finest examples of Mughal architecture, the Taj Mahal is a mausuoleum built by the Emperor Shah Jahan in memory of his favorite wife, Mumtaz Mahal.
Local Numbers

FSA A2001.03
Creator

Murray, John, 1809-1898
Place

Agra (India)

India -- Uttar Pradesh -- Agra
Topic

Taj Mahal (Agra, India)
Custodial History

Purchase, 2001.
Archival Repository

Freer Gallery of Art and Arthur M. Sackler Gallery Archives
Type

Collection descriptions

Archival materials

Prints

Albumen prints

Photographs
Citation

John Murray Photograph: Entrance gate to the Taj Mahal. FSA.A2001.03. National Museum of Asian Art Archives. Smithsonian Institution, Washington, D.C.
Arrangement

One oversized file folder.
Rights

Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository.
Genre/Form

Albumen prints

Photographs
Restrictions

Collection is open for research.