Agra. The Fort (1890): Art, History and Details

Agra. The Fort (1890) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910).

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

Known as the Red Fort because of the rosy sandstone used to build it; the fort was a walled city that served as home to the Mughal emperors until 1638. The height and massiveness of the walls are emphasized by the inclusion of the Indian travelers resting in the foreground.

Object facts

• Title: Agra. The Fort
• Date: 1890
• Creator attribution: Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
• Culture: India, 19th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: Photochrom
• Dimensions: Image: 20.4 x 26.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.); Paper: 20.4 x 26.5 cm (8 1/16 x 10 7/16 in.)
• Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2018.215

A detail from the museum

It took 1,444,000 builders eight years to build the sandstone fort, which was completed in 1573.

Collection credit

Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust

View the collection record

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