Lot 123: Henry Dixon 1820-1893 , 'temple of halebid (part of north front)'

a plate from the album Views of Mysore (Mysore, 1868-69), albumen print with arched top, initialed by the photographer in the negative, mounted, two labels, with the title and photographer's credit in letterpress, on the mount, matted, circa 1868

measurements note 10 7/8 by 14¼ in. (27.6 by 36.2 cm.)

The photograph offered here comes from the album entitled Views of Mysore , created for the Mysore government in 1868. The album, containing 129 photographs, served as a visual record of the temples of Mysore. Views of Mysore was one of several albums Dixon produced under the employ of the Madras government, each documenting the temples in southern India.