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Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Beechwood Park

1890

Photoglob Co.

(Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
India, 19th century
Photochrom
Image: 20.9 x 26.8 cm (8 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.); Paper: 20.9 x 26.8 cm (8 1/4 x 10 9/16 in.)
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust 2018.217
Location: Not on view

Did You Know?

The composition evokes traditions in European landscape painting, not surprising since the photograph was made by Europeans for sale to Europeans and Americans.

Description

This view looks down at the town of Darjeeling, established in the early 1800s by the British colonial administration at 6,900 feet above sea level and across the foothills at Kinchinjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, which rises to more than 28,000 feet.
  • Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France
    September 4, 2018
    the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
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