Benares; Raja Jey Singh's Observatory, and Dasaswa Medh Ghat
1865–1866
- Medium
- Albumen silver print
- Dimensions
- 22.5 × 28.8 cm
- Status
- In Museum Collection
- Collect24 Art ID
- C24-406508
View of a ghat, or riverbank steps usually used for religious purposes. Bundles of firewood are arranged on the steps, below a multistory building. Visible in the foregound are a number of people dressed in traditional garments and engaged in various activities, and in the background are a few Hindu shrines.
Provenance
The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles
Registry history
- 1865–1866 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs
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