The Banyan Tree, Calcutta
Unknown
1860s–70s
Medium
Albumen silver print from glass negative
Dimensions
18.8 x 24.1 cm (7 3/8 x 9 1/2 in.)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Gift of Matthew Dontzin, 1985
Accession Number
1985.1168.29
Tags
RoadsTrees
About the Artist
Unknown
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