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The image shows a temple structure with intricate design. The frontal view captures the entire building and its architectural details. The horizon is behind the temple where the roof meets the sky. The temple is adorned with spires and decorative elements. It is a black-and-white photograph with no visible brushstrokes. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing the patterns and textures of the design. Near the temple, there are patches of grass, vegetation, a tree on the left, and foliage framing the structure on both sides.
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The image shows a temple structure with intricate design. The frontal view captures the entire building and its architectural details. The horizon is behind the temple where the roof meets the sky. The temple is adorned with spires and decorative elements. It is a black-and-white photograph with no visible brushstrokes. The color palette is monochrome, emphasizing the patterns and textures of the design. Near the temple, there are patches of grass, vegetation, a tree on the left, and foliage framing the structure on both sides.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Amerapoora: Maha-oung-meeay-liy-mhan Kyoung

Linnaeus Tripe

Date
September 1–October 21, 1855
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 26.1 × 34 cm (10 1/4 × 13 3/8 in.) mount: 45.6 × 58.1 cm (17 15/16 × 22 7/8 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2012.87.11
Credit line
Diana and Mallory Walker Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record Wikidata

Portfolio and series

Series
Burma Views

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • British
  • salted paper print
  • Facade
  • Religion
  • Buddha
  • Burma
Provenance

Linnaeus Tripe [1822-1902]; presented to James Broun-Ramsay, 1st Marquess of Dalhousie [1812-1860], Governor-General of India [1848-1856], February 1857; by descent to the Broun-Ramsay family; (sale, Sotheby's, London, 9 May 2012, part of lot 211); NGA purchase (through Hans P. Kraus, Jr., Inc., New York), 2012.

Inscription

signed by artist, lower left on print in black ink: L. Tripe; printed in typeset on white paper adhered to mount, lower center beneath photograph in black ink: No. 83. Amerapoora. Maha-oung-meeay-liy-mhan Kyoung. / This was built and endowed by the present Queen. The details of carvings outside and inside far surpass one's expectations of Burmese Art. It is carved of wood gilt and inlaid with mirror.

Marks

artist’s blindstamp on mount, upper center: BY THEE I DRAW

NGA object ID 159335. Collection metadata is reproduced under CC0. This work is included because its NGA published-image record is marked open access; visitors should recheck the source record before substantial reuse.