Samuel Bourne, Lucknow; Palm Tree Study
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Samuel Bourne

Lucknow; Palm Tree Study

1865–1866

Current Collection

J. Paul Getty Museum

Los Angeles, United States

Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
23 × 28.8 cm
Status
In Museum Collection
Collect24 Art ID
C24-700688

View of a large palm tree in an open and grassy area that is also planted with other trees. Two native men can be seen standing nearby. Visible in the background, from left to right, are the mausoleum of Begum Khurshid Zadi and its twin, the mausoleum of Nawab Saadat Ali Khan of Oudh, with their ribbed domes. Both buildings of Islamic architecture are also topped with a finial and decorated with chattris, or decorative domed pavilions.

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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