Women with Water Pitchers on the Steps of the Adalaj Step-Well

attributed to Colin Murray, 1870 - 1873

After Samuel Bourne returned to England in 1870, Colin Murray took over his role as chief photographer at Bourne & Shepherd. Murray here photographed a famous architectural tradition in India: wells with steps, which were built by rulers in the arid regions of western India. The well of Adalaj was built in 1498 by Queen Rudadevi, in memory of her late husband Rana Veer Singh.

  • Artwork typephotograph
  • Object numberRP-F-F02443
  • Dimensionsheight 239 mm x width 316 mm, height 220 mm x width 282 mm
  • Physical characteristicsalbuminedruk

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