Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill (1890): Art, History and Details

Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill (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:

The photographer chose a very high horizon line in order to emphasize the grandeur and scale of the mountains and foothills of the Lesser Himalayas. In the foreground, the human settlements are dwarfed by nature’s creation, but the greenery they offer is refreshing and hospitable in contrast to the severity of the rock and cragged, snow-covered peaks.

Object facts

• Title: Darjeeling. Kinchinjunga and the Snows from Kutcherry Hill
• Date: 1890
• Creator attribution: Photoglob Co. (Zurich, active c. 1890–1910)
• Culture: India, 19th century
• Type: Photograph
• Technique: Photochrom
• Dimensions: Image: 21 x 26.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.); Paper: 21 x 26.6 cm (8 1/4 x 10 1/2 in.)
• Collection: PH - Misc. 19th Century
• Department: Photography
• Accession number: 2018.216

A detail from the museum

The largest peak in the background is Kinchinjunga, the third highest mountain in the world and the tallest in India.

Collection credit

Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust

View the collection record

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