European House, Allahabad

Concerned that his drawings did not do justice to the splendor of India’s monuments, Rousselet learned photography in India that year, a remarkable accomplishment. He proved to be a talented photographer with a sophisticated sense of composition. The scenes in this volume sweep across sites of Sultanate, Rajput, and Mughal power in northern India, from the sacred Hindu city of Varanasi on the Ganges River to Alwar in Rajasthan. Also included are several scenes of industry and portraits of Indian rulers.

A horizontally oriented sepia albumen print on wide, off-white paper depicts a house with a towering, steeply pitched thatched roof in Allahabad. In the foreground, a garden of low shrubs and dirt paths stretches toward the building. Several small figures are clustered on the shaded veranda. Below the image, printed text provides titles in French and English, while small cursive inscriptions and publication details are centered at the bottom.

European House, Allahabad

1865–68, published 1869–70

Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet

(French, 1845–1929)

France, 19th century

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