Genre: Architectural Photography General view of columns. Subjects = Curzon Collection; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the facade. Subjects = Curzon Collection; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Genre: Architectural Photography View of the facade. Subjects = Curzon Collection; Indian architecture; Indian architecture (Buddhist); rock-cut temples; temples
Ararat: the whole fabric of Ararat from Erivan. Erivan in the foreground. Little Ararat on the left; in the centre Great Ararat, its summit enveloped in cloud. The summit of Great Ararat is about 35 miles off from where we are standing. Photographer: Lynch, Henry Finnis Blosse
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Genre: Landscape Photography View from an elevated position, looking across the wooded plateau, towards Mount Ararat in the distance. Annotations on the left of the print read: 'Elevations:- Erivan 3229 feet. Plain beyond (at foot of Ararat) 2700-2800 feet. Summit of Ararat c.17,000 ft.'. Publi...
Erivan: the lake in the court of the great Shiah mosque of Guek Jame. Shiahs performing their ablutions. N.B. fancy entering a Shiah mosque in Persia and photographing the pious over their ablutions! Photographer: Lynch, Henry Finnis Blosse
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Genre: Urban Topographical Photography View looking across the ablution tank in the mosque, with figures posed on the far side. A man in western dress, presumably one of Lynch's party, stands at the extreme left. Published: H. F. B. Lynch, 'Armenia. Travels and studies' (2 vols., 1901), vol. 1,...
Erivan: the kiosque of the Sirdars. Photographer: Lynch, Henry Finnis Blosse
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Genre: Architectural Photography View of the interior of a building looking towards a lattice-screen window with richly decorated walls including paintings of male figures. Published: H. F. B. Lynch, 'Armenia, Travels and studies' (2 vols., 1901), vol. 1, fig. 46, captioned, 'Erivan: interior o...
Etchmiadzin [Ejmiatsin]: Church of St Rhipsime. In many ways typical [of] an old Armenian church. To gain a clear idea of the form cut off the entrance portal which is an addition of the 18th century. Photographer: Lynch, Henry Finnis Blosse
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view. Published: H. F. B. Lynch, 'Armenia. Travels and studies' (2 vols., 1901), vol. 1, fig. 57, captioned, 'Edgmiatsin; exterior of St. Ripsime.'
Etchmiadzin [Ejmiatsin]: the cathedral, said to have been built in 4th century. The dome by the Catholikors Comitas in 7th century. The entrance portal facing you and the cupola 17th century. Photographer: Lynch, Henry Finnis Blosse
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Genre: Architectural Photography General view looking across the court towards the Cathedral Church of Saint Gregory. Published: H. F. B. Lynch, 'Armenia. Travels and studies' (2 vols., 1901), vol. 1, fig. 49, captioned, 'Edgmiatsin: the Great Court and the Cathedral.' Subjects = churches; Cu...