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Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill

1890

Photoglob Co.

(Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
Culture
India, 19th century
Medium
Photochrom
Measurements
Image: 21 x 26.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 21 x 26.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust 2018.216
Public Domain
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The largest peak in the background is Kinchinjunga, the third highest mountain in the world and the tallest in India.

Description

The photographer chose a very high horizon line in order to emphasize the grandeur and scale of the mountains and foothills of the Lesser Himalayas. In the foreground, the human settlements are dwarfed by nature’s creation, but the greenery they offer is refreshing and hospitable in contrast to the severity of the rock and cragged, snow-covered peaks.
A horizontally oriented photochrom photograph depicts a mountainous landscape. In the lower third, a vibrant green hillside is dotted with small white structures. The middle ground consists of layered, rounded ridges in muted purple and gray-brown. Dominating the background, a jagged, snow-capped white range sits beneath a pale peach sky. White text in the lower left corner identifies the scene (see "Inscriptions").

Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill

1890

Photoglob Co.

(Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
India, 19th century

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