Caption

View of mosques in Lucknow, Uttar Pradesh, India, photograph, inscription: 'Lucknow', number: '35', signature: 'Bourne 1051', photographer: Samuel Bourne, c. 1863 - c. 1868, paper, albumen print, height 234 mm x width 284 mm, Oudh, Lucknow, A wide sepia photograph of an ornate building complex with multiple domes and tall slender towers rising above a long crenellated wall, palm trees and dense foliage in the midground and foreground, arched windows and decorative entrances on the nearer structures, domes topped with finials and bulbous crowns, latticework and balustrades along the rooftop edges, paved walkways and fenced pathways weaving through landscaped gardens, lampposts and a few small human figures near the pathways, and a clear sky occupying the upper portion of the image.

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Photo12/Liszt Collection

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LZT26A77_021

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57.3Mb (11.2Mb) / 16.5in x 13.5in / 4958 x 4036 (300dpi)

Keywords

View mosques Lucknow Uttar Pradesh India photograph inscription number 35 signature Bourne 1051 photographer Samuel Bourne c 1863 - c 1868 paper albumen print height 234 mm x width 284 mm Oudh wide sepia photograph ornate building complex multiple domes tall slender towers rising long crenellated wall palm trees dense foliage midground foreground arched windows decorative entrances nearer structures domes topped finials bulbous crowns latticework balustrades rooftop edges paved walkways fenced pathways weaving landscaped gardens lampposts small human figures near pathways clear sky occupying upper portion image