Temple at Naveshera, Kashmir, India
1864
- Medium
- albumen print from wet collodion negative
- Dimensions
- 24 × 28.7 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-193559
One of the most important British expeditionary photographers, Samuel Bourne was propelled by his great desire to travel to lovely, remote locations and to record images of what he considered picturesque. From 1863 to 1869, he worked widely in India, making three major expeditions to the Himalayas. This exquisite photograph of the decaying Temple of Naveshera was taken on his nine-month, second journey to this stunning, mountainous terrain. He balanced the ordered, constructed architectural forms with glimpses of the majestic natural landscape. Bourne included a few people in the scene to add…
Provenance
Severance Fund, 1994.186
Registry history
- 1864 — Recorded in the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art — photographs
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