View of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India

People:

John Murray (photographer)
Shahjahan, Emperor of India (role unspecified)
Ustad Ahmad (role unspecified)
Mumtaz Mahal, Empress, consort of Shahjahan, Emperor of India (role unspecified)
Makramat Khan (role unspecified)
Amanat Khan (calligrapher)
Abdul Karim (role unspecified)

Title:

View of the Taj Mahal, Agra, India

Date:

1857

Form:
photographs

Quantity / Object type:
1 photograph(s)

Technique and media:

Albumen print

Dimensions:

comp.: 36.2 x 47.1 cm secondary support: 45.3 x 54.3 cm

Reference number:

PH1982:0341

Point of View:

exterior view

Physical characteristics and technical requirements:

Mount is torn on upper left hand corner and affixed to the CCA mount by white tape on upper left and upper right.

Inscription:

inscribed - by unknown hand, in graphite, on the secondary support, l.l.: with title stamped - in black ink, on the secondary support, l.c.: "Photographed by J.Murray, M.D. Agra. / LONDON, PUBLISHED DEC.1, 1857, BY J.HOGARTH, 5, HAY MARKET."

Location:

Agra; Uttar Pradesh; India;

Subject:

architecture

Subject Descriptive Terms:

domes
mausoleum
mosque
pointed arches
jali
minarets
finials
chhatris
niches
marble inlays

Credit line:
Collection Centre Canadien d'Architecture/
Canadian Centre for Architecture, Montréal

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