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Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill
Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890-1910)1890
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
The photographer chose a very high horizon line in order to emphasize the grandeur and scale of the mountains and foothills of the Lesser Himalayas. In the foreground, the human settlements are dwarfed by nature’s creation, but the greenery they offer is refreshing and hospitable in contrast to the severity of the rock and cragged, snow-covered peaks.
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- Title: Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill
- Creator: Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890-1910)
- Date Created: 1890
- Physical Dimensions: Image: 21 x 26.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 21 x 26.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
- Provenance: Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France, the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Type: Photograph
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.216
- Medium: Photochrom
- Inscriptions: Imprinted in gold on recto in lower left corner: “20060. P.Z.-DARJEELING. KINCHINJUNGA AND THE SNOWS/FROM KUTCHERRY HILL”
- Fun Fact: The largest peak in the background is Kinchinjunga, the third highest mountain in the world and the tallest in India.
- Department: Photography
- Culture: India, 19th century
- Credit Line: Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
- Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
- Accession Number: 2018.216
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