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Collection Online as of December 23, 2025

Agra. The Fort

1890

Photoglob Co.

(Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
India, 19th century
Photochrom
Image: 20.4 x 26.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.4 x 26.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust 2018.215
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

It took 1,444,000 builders eight years to build the sandstone fort, which was completed in 1573.

Description

Known as the Red Fort because of the rosy sandstone used to build it; the fort was a walled city that served as home to the Mughal emperors until 1638. The height and massiveness of the walls are emphasized by the inclusion of the Indian travelers resting in the foreground.
  • Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France
    September 4, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2018.215