Artist
Henry Dixon(British, 1824–1883)British, 1824–1883
CultureBritish
Titles
- Bhoganandi Ishwara Temple, in the Village of Nandi, at the Foot of Nandidroog
- plate 38 from the series Views in Mysore
Datec. 1860
Place depictedIndia
MediumAlbumen silver print from glass negative
DimensionsImage: 14 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (37.1 × 28.9 cm)
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (37.1 × 28.9 cm)
Mount: 21 1/4 × 16 9/16 in. (54 × 42.1 cm)
Sheet: 14 5/8 × 11 3/8 in. (37.1 × 28.9 cm)
Mount: 21 1/4 × 16 9/16 in. (54 × 42.1 cm)
Credit LineMuseum purchase funded by the Brown Foundation Accessions Endowment, The Manfred Heiting Collection
Object number2004.403
Current Location
The Nancy and Rich Kinder Building
Gallery 208
On view
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Department
PhotographySpecial Collections
Object Type
British military officers including Lieutenant Colonel Henry Dixon were among the earliest photographers in India, using their cameras most often to survey the historic architecture and religious monuments of the land in which they were stationed. Here, Dixon depicted one of two shrines adjoining the 9th- or 10th-century Bhoganandishwara temple in southwestern India, a site renowned for its intricately carved decoration.
Provenance Research Ongoing Exhibition History"India Through the Camera's Eye," Museum of Fine Arts, Houston, February 7–August 12, 2018.
Inscriptions, Signatures and Marks
Printed label pasted to mount below image, lower right edge: "photographed by Lieut-Colonel H. Dixon, Madras Infantry, for the government of Mysore"
Marked in pencil, recto, lower right corner: "38"
Marked in pencil, recto, lower right corner: "38"
Signed on image, lower right corner: "HD"
Cataloguing data may change with further research.
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Henry Dixon
c. 1860
Albumen silver print
2004.402
Henry Dixon
c. 1860
Albumen silver print from glass negative
2004.409
Henry Dixon
c. 1860
Albumen silver print
2004.407
Henry Dixon
c. 1860
Albumen silver print
2004.420
