Bullock Cart, Delhi (1863): Art, History and Details

Bullock Cart, Delhi (1863) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection. The museum's creator attribution is Shepherd & Robertson (British, active Agra and Shimla, 1862–1864).

The work and its context

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

The bullock cart, an ancient and once prevalent means of transportation in India, is still widely used in rural areas today. Here, a driver and his staff wait for a passenger. This occupational image, created by British colonial photographers for European audiences, offered armchair travelers a European view of local Indian life and customs.

Object facts

• Title: Bullock Cart, Delhi
• Date: 1863
• Creator attribution: Shepherd & Robertson (British, active Agra and Shimla, 1862–1864)
• Culture: India, 19th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: Albumen print from glass plate negative
• Dimensions: Image: 18 x 24.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Paper: 18 x 24.1 cm (7 1/16 x 9 1/2 in.); Mounted: 22.4 x 31.7 cm (8 13/16 x 12 1/2 in.)
• Collection: PH - British 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2018.36

Collection credit

Gift of Catherine Glynn Benkaim and Barbara Timmer

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