View of the Marble Rocks on the banks of the Narmada river near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India, Samuel Bourne (attributed to), 1863 - 1870

Identification

Title(s)

View of the Marble Rocks on the banks of the Narmada river near Jabalpur, Madhya Pradesh, India

Object type

photograph

Object number

RP-F-2005-107-239

Inscriptions / marks

title: ‘Marble Rocks’

Description

Tegenwoordig zijn de Marble Rocks een beroemde toeristische bestemming. Volgens oude legenden bevat de Narmaderivier een Shavistische kracht. Wanneer een gelovige in de rivier zou baden tijdens volle maan kon hij of zij helende krachten ontvangen.

Creation

Artist

Samuel Bourne (attributed to)

Place

Marble Rocks

Dating

1863 - 1870

Material and Technique

Material

Technique

albumen print

Measurements

height 230 mm × width 292 mm
height 370 mm × width 415 mm

Subject

What

Where

Marble Rocks

Acquisition and rights

Credit line

Purchased with the support of the BankGiro Lottery, the Paul Huf Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds and the Johan Huizinga Fonds/Rijksmuseum Fonds

Acquisition

purchase 2005

Copyright

Public domain

Persistent URL

To refer to this object please use the following persistent URL: http://hdl.handle.net/10934/RM0001.COLLECT.434545

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