id:			449525
accession number:	2021.203
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2021.203
updated:		2023-08-24 01:47:56.711000

Buland Darwaza with Figure, 1858–62. Dr. John Murray (Scottish, 1809–1898). Waxed paper negative; image: 37.5 x 46.5 cm (14 3/4 x 18 5/16 in.); paper: 37.5 x 46.5 cm (14 3/4 x 18 5/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb 2021.203

title:				Buland Darwaza with Figure
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creation date:			1858–62
creation date earliest:		1858
creation date latest:		1862
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creditline:			Gift of William and Margaret Lipscomb
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culture:	England
technique:	waxed paper negative
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - British 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Dr. John Murray (Scottish, 1809–1898)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 37.5 x 46.5 cm (14 3/4 x 18 5/16 in.); Paper: 37.5 x 46.5 cm (14 3/4 x 18 5/16 in.)
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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	(Vintage Works, Ltd. Fine Photography, Chalfont, PA)
	date: ?-2004
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	William S. and Margaret Lipscomb, Shaker Heights, OH, given to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2004–21
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 6, 2021
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fun fact:
The Buland Darwaza, or “high gate,” was built in 1575 by Mughal emperor Akbar and is said to be the tallest gate in the world.

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This gateway is the entrance to the Great Mosque at Fatehpur Sikri, not far from where John Murray was stationed for half of his four decades in India. Murray was by profession a doctor in the army of the East India Company, a British trading company that ruled much of India from 1757–1858. He took up photography in 1849 and made it his personal mission to photograph the many famous buildings in the region.

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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2021.203/2021.203_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2021.203/2021.203_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2021.203/2021.203_full.tif