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Samuel Bourne
Benares, The Burning Ghátslate 1860s

Not on view
Sepia-toned photograph of a riverbank cremation site in Benares, with a burning wood pyre, two figures, and a shrouded body in the foreground

Samuel Bourne, Benares, The Burning Gháts, 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, The Burning Gháts
Place Made
England
Date Made
late 1860s
Medium
Albumen silver print
Dimensions
Image: 7 1/8 × 9 1/16 in. (18.1 × 23.02 cm) Primary support: 7 1/8 × 9 1/16 in. (18.1 × 23.02 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.90.24.63
Classification
Photographs
Collecting Area
Photography