The Diwan-i Khas from the Mussaman Burj, Agra Palace
1862–64
Medium
Albumen silver print from paper negative
Dimensions
40.6 x 44.3cm (16 x 17 7/16in.) Frame: 68.7 x 122.6 cm (27 1/16 x 48 1/4 in.) (Framed with 1988.1134.1)
Classification
Photographs
Department
Photographs
Museum
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, NY
Credit
Purchase, Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gift, 1988
Accession Number
1988.1134.2
Tags
Art Historical Context
Step into the opulent world of Mughal India through John Murray's *The Diwan-i Khas the Mussaman Burj Agra Palace* (1862–64), an exquisite albumen silver print from a negative. This 40.6 x 44.3 cm photograph captures the intricate Diwan-i Khas Hall of Private Audience—within Agra Fort, viewed from the Mussaman Burj tower. Murray, a pioneering British photographer active in India during the colonial era, documented the subcontinent's architectural marvels with remarkable precision, preserving fading glories for posterity. The Diwan-i Khas, built by Emperor Shah Jahan in the 17th century, was a...