View of the Taj Mahal
Artist
John Murray
(Scottish, 1809 - 1898)
Date1855
MediumSalt print
DimensionsImage and sheet: 14 5/8 × 17 1/4 inches (37.15 × 43.82 cm)
Mount: 18 11/16 × 22 1/2 inches (47.47 × 57.15 cm)
Mount: 18 11/16 × 22 1/2 inches (47.47 × 57.15 cm)
Credit LineGift of the Hall Family Foundation
Object number2016.75.201
Signednone
InscribedOn mount verso, left edge, in pencil: “6.”;
On mount verso, lower left, in pencil: “23153”;
On mount verso, lower right, in pencil: “glacier”.
Markingsnone
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DescriptionImage of building ruins obstructing view of the Taj Mahal taken from the bank of a river. Three figures are seated along the water's edge in foreground.ProvenanceThe Hall Family Foundation, Kansas City, MO, 2016;
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
Their gift to The Nelson-Atkins Museum of Art, Kansas City, MO, 2016.
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