ORThe Open Room
Digital gallery
Back to the NGA collection
The image shows a traditional building with intricate roof designs, partially obscured by trees on each side. The horizon is not visible due to the dense foliage and the structure dominating the upper part of the scene. The photo captures the building nestled among large trees, with some treetops rising above the structure. The architecture features ornate, tiered roofs with pointed spires reaching upwards. Closest to us, there are small, neatly trimmed shrubs and a pot with a plant, contrasting with the grandiose elements beyond. The color palette is monochromatic sepia, giving the image an aged, historical feel. The image appears to be a photograph.
Read the visual description

The image shows a traditional building with intricate roof designs, partially obscured by trees on each side. The horizon is not visible due to the dense foliage and the structure dominating the upper part of the scene. The photo captures the building nestled among large trees, with some treetops rising above the structure. The architecture features ornate, tiered roofs with pointed spires reaching upwards. Closest to us, there are small, neatly trimmed shrubs and a pot with a plant, contrasting with the grandiose elements beyond. The color palette is monochromatic sepia, giving the image an aged, historical feel. The image appears to be a photograph.

National Gallery of Art · Photograph

Amerapoora: Mygabhoodee-tee Kyoung from East

Linnaeus Tripe

Date
September 1–October 21, 1855
Medium
albumen silver print
Dimensions
image/sheet: 25.7 × 34.8 cm (10 1/8 × 13 11/16 in.) mount: 45.6 × 58.5 cm (17 15/16 × 23 1/16 in.)
Classification
Photograph
Accession number
2012.87.28
Credit line
Edward J. Lenkin Fund
Time span
1851 to 1875
Department
CPH
Original NGA record

Portfolio and series

Series
Burma Views

Subjects and terms

  • architecture
  • British
  • salted paper print
  • Facade
  • Religion
  • Monastery
  • Burma
  • Spire
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 right on print in black ink: L. Tripe; printed in typeset on white paper adhered to mount, lower center beneath photograph in black ink: No. 42. Amerapoora. Mygabhoodee-tee Kyoung from E. / This small monastery, near the Residency, attracted much attention from the richness of its carving and the beauty of its situation.

Marks

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

NGA object ID 159356. 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.