Samuel Bourne, Delhi; The Kutub Minar, Great Arch and Iron Pillar
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Samuel Bourne

Delhi; The Kutub Minar, Great Arch and Iron Pillar

September 27, 1865–September 30, 1867

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
23.6 × 29.6 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-413169

View of the Great Arch and Iron Pillar in the Quwwat-ul-Islam Mosque at the Qutb complex. The pointed arch is flanked by three smaller pointed arches, all decorated with ornate carvings. The Iron Pillar sits in the foreground on the left side of the image, and two men stand beneath the Great Arch.

Provenance

The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles

Registry history

  • September 27, 1865–September 30, 1867 — Recorded in the collection of J. Paul Getty Museum — photographs

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