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1. 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

2. 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

3. 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

4. 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

5. 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

6. Photo 101(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 101(17)
Title:
Mr Grant's House [Agra]. Photographer: Murray, John
Scope & Content:
Photograph of Mr Grant's House at Agra, Uttar Pradesh, from the Murray Collection: 'Photographic views in Agra and its vicinity', taken by John Murray in the mid-1850s. This view also shows a horse and carriage in the garden with servants working in the garden.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
Mid-1850s
Extent:
1 item