Photograph of a glacier in Kashmir taken by Samuel Bourne in 1863. During his three Himalayan expeditions, Bourne photo documented landscapes in compoistions and artistic styles that appealed to the Victorian notions of the ‘picturesque’ and unusual landscapes such as this image formed a category in itself.
Title
View of the Cascading Waters of the Scinde ValleyPeriod
19th centuryPhotographer
Samuel BourneMedium
Albumen printDimensions
23.8 cm x 29.6 cmAccession No.
2016.8.17Genre: Photography