Benares. Sculptures. Ancient Bhud
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1850
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Francis Frith’s photograph “Benares” shows ancient Buddhist sites. It’s part of his big “Universal Series” archive at the Victoria and Albert Museum. These albumen prints were hot items in the 1850s and ’60s. We now know most prints weren’t shot by Frith himself. His traveling photographers fanned out across Egypt and beyond. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum next.
