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Samuel Bourne
Benares, Temple of Tárhishwara or Well of Manikarankiálate 1860s

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a crowded riverside ghat in Benares, with a large carved stone temple spire at center, market stalls under thatched parasols, and broad stone steps lined with shrines and figures

Samuel Bourne, Benares, Temple of Tárhishwara or Well of Manikarankiá, late 1860s, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin I. Harman in honor of Sande Harman, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Samuel Bourne
Title
Benares, Temple of Tárhishwara or Well of Manikarankiá
Place Made
England
Date Made
late 1860s
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 8 1/16 × 10 9/16 in. (20.48 × 26.83 cm) Primary support: 8 1/16 × 10 9/16 in. (20.48 × 26.83 cm) Secondary support: 10 7/16 × 14 1/4 in. (26.51 × 36.2 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Martin I. Harman in honor of Sande Harman
Accession Number
M.90.24.61
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography