Caption
View of a tomb in India from the time of Emperor Akbar, India, page, photomechanical print, title: 'TOMB, RED SANDSTONE, TIME OF AKBAR.', number: 'VII.', maker: Heliotype Printing Company, Boston (Massachusetts), c. 1875 - in or before 1885, photographer, North America, Massachusetts, paper, photoaquatint, height 222 mm x width 175 mm, grave, tomb, A sepia-toned photograph of a building façade showing an ornate upper panel with carved geometric and floral patterns and a cornice, below which are three arched openings framed by decorative columns and carved brackets, a pair of engaged pillars flanking each arch, dark recessed interior spaces visible through the arches, a patterned plinth running along the base with circular medallion motifs, a short central flight of stone steps leading up to the entrance level, patches of vegetation and rough ground in front of the structure, and a light border surrounding the image.
Credit line
Photo12/Liszt Collection
Reference
LZT26B03_154
License type
Rights managed
Available size
53.6Mb (11.7Mb) / 12.3in x 16.9in / 3700 x 5066 (300dpi)