Rousselet (Louis) photographs, 1865-1868

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Summary

Title:
Louis Rousselet photographs of India
Dates:
1865-1868
Creators:
Rousselet, Louis, 1845-1929
Abstract:
The collection comprises 26 photographs from Louis Rousselet's 1869 publication Voyage dans l'Inde documenting his five-year journey throughout the country. Depicted are sites and monuments in Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Lucknow, Allahabad and Delhi. Included are views of the Buddhist stupa at Sānchi and Akbar's tomb and the villa and gardens at Secundra (Sikandar Bagh). Views of forts and citadels, gateways, palaces, tombs, mosques and bazaars are also present.
Extent:
7.25 Linear Feet (26 photographs in 3 boxes)
Language:
Collection material is in French
Preferred citation:

Louis Rousselet photographs of India, 1865-1868, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2018.R.11*.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2018r11*

Background

Scope and content:

The 26 albumen prints in the collection represent a small sampling of the photographs included in Louis Rousselet's 1869 publication Voyage dans l'Inde documenting his five-year journey throughout India. The following plates are present in the collection: 65; 70; 74; 75; 92; 112; 114; 115; 121; 128-134; 136; 138; 141-143; 145; 147; 148; 151; 152.

Depicted are sites and monuments in Udaipur, Ajmer, Alwar, Lucknow, Allahabad, and Delhi. Included are views of the Buddhist stupa at Sānchi and Akbar's tomb and the villa and gardens at Secundra (Sikandar Bagh). Views of forts and citadels, gateways, palaces, tombs, mosques and bazaars are also present. The images of Allahabad comprise views of a European-style house and an indigo factory.

Plate numbers and titles (in French and English) are printed on the mounts below the images. A statement of responsibility is printed along the bottom edge of the mounts: Voyage dans l'Inde / de Mr. Rousselet. Goupil et Cie. Paris. / Londres. Berlin. La Haye. New York. Voyage in India / by Mr. Rousselet.

The French titles are used in the finding aid for the individual image titles.

Arrangement

Arranged in a single series: Series I. Louis Rousselet photographs of India, 1865-1868.

Biographical / historical:

Geographer, archaeologist and photographer Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet (1845-1929) undertook ethnographic and archaeological explorations in India and the Himalayas from 1864 to 1870, spending much of this time in central India. While he started his documentation with pencil sketches, by October, 1865 Rousselet had begun taking photographs using equipment he acquired in Bombay. Rousselet's resulting publications include Voyage dans l'Inde (1869) and Les royaumes de l'Inde (1879). Rousselet was also secretary of the Société d'anthropologie de Paris.

Acquisition information:
Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer. Acquired in 2018.
Processing information:

Beth Ann Guynn processed the collection and wrote the finding aid in 2018.

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About this collection guide

Collection Guide Author:
Beth Ann Guynn
Date Encoded:
This finding aid was produced using ArchivesSpace on 2021-03-19 14:29:48 -0700 .

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Preferred citation:

Louis Rousselet photographs of India, 1865-1868, The Getty Research Institute, Los Angeles, Accession no. 2018.R.11*.

http://hdl.handle.net/10020/cifa2018r11*

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