Ruins of Martand from Southeast
1870 · albumen print
image: 22.8 x 28.4 cm (9 x 11 3/16 in.)
National Gallery of Art
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Samuel Bourne
1834
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38
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Before Photography: Painting and the Invention of Photography
Museum of Modern Art, New York
1981
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Samuel Bourne was a British photographer known for his prolific seven years' work in India, from 1863 to 1870. Together with Charles Shepherd, he set up Bourne & Shepherd first in Shimla in 1863 and later in Kolkata (Calcutta); the company closed in June 2016.
Source: Moma Bulk 2026 05 04 · Trust score: 92% · Updated 25d ago
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The Metropolitan Museum of Art
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