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Agra. Diwan-i-Chas
Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890-1910)1890
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
This Hall of Private Audiences was built by Shah Jahan, who commissioned the Taj Mahal. There, he and the succeeding Mughal emperors met with courtiers and important guests. Several men in European dress exit the hall, while men in native garb labor in the lush gardens. The tiny figures emphasize the building’s grand scale.
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- Title: Agra. Diwan-i-Chas
- Creator: Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890-1910)
- Date Created: 1890
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 20.3 x 26.5 cm (8 x 10 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.3 x 26.5 cm (8 x 10 7/16 in.)
- Provenance: Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.214
- Medium: Photochrom
- Inscriptions: Imprinted in gold on recto in lower left corner: “20040. P.Z.-AGRA DIWAN-I-CHAS”
- Fun Fact: The rosy sky was an imaginative addition by the printers, as this print is based on a black-and-white photograph.
- Department: Photography
- Culture: India, 19th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
- Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
- Accession Number: 2018.214
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