Lucknow. Residence
Medium
Photochrom
Dimensions
image: 20.6 × 26.7 cm · paper: 20.6 × 26.7 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust
Accession Number
2018.219
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
The Residence, several buildings that housed and served colonial officials, was put under siege during the Indian Rebellion of 1857 against the British East India Company. The British regained control in 1858 but left the ruins as a memorial to their fallen compatriots.