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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 101 Material Type Photographs

1. Photo 101

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101
Title:
Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity'. Photographer(s): Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Collection of 30 loose salted paper prints, mounted on card with false plate mark, and printed letterpress imprint reading, Photographed by J. Murray, MD, Agra. London, Published Dec. 1, 1857, by J. Hogarth, 5 Haymarket. Each print has been numbered and captioned in pencil, the numbers referring...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
mid-1850s
Extent:
30 items

2. Photo 101(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(1)
Title:
Entrance to the Fort [Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the main entrance of Fort-Palace in Agra taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The main entrance is on the western side consists of an outer Delhi Gate and an impressive inner gateway, the Hathi Pol (Elephant Gate). This was originally guarded by two huge stone elephants later rem...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 101(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(2)
Title:
East face of the Fort [Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the East side of the Fort-Palace in Agra, taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The complex stands on the banks of the Yamuna and was built by the Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) between 1565 and 1573. Built principally as a military establishment on the site of an earlier walled comp...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 101(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(3)
Title:
Akbar's Palace [Agra, looking towards the Jumna]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Fort-Palace in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The complex stands on the banks of the Yamuna and was built by the Emperor Akbar (r.1556-1605) between 1565 and 1573. Built principally as a mi...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 101(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(4)
Title:
The Hall of Private Audience [i.e. here the Khas-Mahal, not the Divan-i Khas] and the Palace Garden [Machhi Bhavan, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
A photograph of the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience) in Agra, from Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in 1855. The Diwan-i-Khas is one of the fort palaces built in 1637 by Shah Jahan (r.1628-58) and consists of an open colonnaded hall in...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 101(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(5)
Title:
The Summum Boorj, [in the fort, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the Samman Burj in the Fort-Palace in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The complex stands on the banks of the Yamuna and was built by the Emperor Akbar between 1565 and 1573. Built principally as...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 101(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(6)
Title:
Palace of Shah Jehan [Diwan-i-Khas, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
A photograph of the Diwan-i-Khas (Hall of Private Audience) in Agra, from Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Diwan-i-Khas is one of the fort palaces built in 1637 by Shah Jahan (r.1628-58) and consists of an open colonnade...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 101(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(7)
Title:
Entrance [to the Taj Mahal, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the entrance to the Taj Mahal in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Taj Mahal is the finest building from the Mughal period and one of the most famous monuments in the world. It was built by Sh...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 101(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(8)
Title:
South Front [of the Taj Mahal, Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the south front of the Taj Mahal in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Taj Mahal is the finest building from the Mughal period and one of the most famous monuments in the world. It was built by...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 101(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(9)
Title:
Taj from the East [Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of the east side of the Taj Mahal in Agra, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. The Taj Mahal is the finest building from the Mughal period and one of the most famous monuments in the world. It was built by S...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item