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The Cleveland Museum of Art
Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Beechwood Park
Description
This view looks down at the town of Darjeeling, established in the early 1800s by the British colonial administration at 6,900 feet above sea level and across the foothills at Kinchinjunga, the third highest mountain in the world, which rises to more than 28,000 feet.
Provenance
Bruno Tartarin, Photovintagefrance, Lorraine, France; the Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
Dimensions
20.9 × 26.8 cm
Movement / Period
Accession No
2018.217
Official Citations
Curatorial Affinity Stream
Continuing the Universe of Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
Photography • India, 19th century • Harmonious Works & Contemporaries
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