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Collection Area Visual Arts Archive Reference (shelfmark) Photo 248

1. Photo 248

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248
Title:
Fiebig Collection: Views of Madras. Photographer(s): Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Collection of 61 loose hand-coloured salted paper prints from calotype negatives, each mounted on card measuring 348 x 470 mm, with contemporary hand-written captions at bottom left. The collection comprises topographical and architectural views in and around Madras. Fiebig's visit to Madras can...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
61 items

2. Photo 248(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(1)
Title:
The Cathedral, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Genre: Architectural Photography General view of St George's Cathedral, with Indian figures posed on the open ground in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 248(2)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(2)
Title:
Government House, Guindy, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed 'F' Fiebig' (in reverse) in the negative. Genre: Architectural Photography General view of Government House, Guindy, from the driveway, with Indian servants and staff posed in the foreground and on the steps leading to the entrance.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 248(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(3)
Title:
Mosque near Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards a square domed building, presumably a tomb rather than a mosque. Location unidentified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 248(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(4)
Title:
Hindoo Temple on the Coromandle[sic] Coast. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig.' Genre: Architectural Photography View from outside the perimeter wall of a small temple, with palm trees beyond and a small, tiled brick hut in the foreground. Precise location unidentified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 248(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(5)
Title:
Mahometan Cemetry[sic] [Tamil Nadu]. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Landscape Photography Distant view of graves in the cemetery, largely obscured by the stand of palm trees in the foreground. Precise location unidentified.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 248(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(6)
Title:
Scenery on the Coromandle[sic] Coast. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Landscape Photography Indian village scene, probably in the vicinity of Madras, with three figures grouped around a small brick well beside palm trees in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 248(7)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(7)
Title:
Juggernauth Car, (decorated for festive procession). Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). View of a large temple car, decorated with flags, being processed along a street in South India (probably in Madras or vicinity), with followers in the background.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 248(8)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(8)
Title:
[Parthasarathi] Hindoo Temple, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). Genre: Architectural Photography View looking towards the gopuras of the Parthasarathi Temple, Madras, with a crowd of Indian figures posed in the mandapa in the foreground.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 248(9)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 248(9)
Title:
Mode of drawing water, Madras. Photographer: Fiebig, Frederick
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed in the negative, 'F. Fiebig' (signature cropped). View of a well in front of a group of buildings, the water being raised by men on a form of see-saw treadmill.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1852
Extent:
1 item