General View of Martand Temple, Liddar Valley, Kashmir
1894
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1894
photographic
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
General View of Martand Temple, Liddar Valley, Kashmir is a 1894 photographic by J.W. Groves, a Impressionism work, depicting Ruins, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This black-and-white photo shows an old temple half-buried in grass and rubble. The ruins sit on a hillside, with a few scattered trees and people in the distance. The light is soft, making the shapes look faded but still clear. The photo was taken in 1894, showing how weather and time wear down buildings. The artist, Groves, focused on real details rather than idealized scenes. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.
An unmounted black-and-white photograph from 1894 depicts the stone ruins of the Martand Temple set against a hilly landscape in Kashmir.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Photographer J.W. Groves captured Kashmir in the 1890s, leaving behind glass-plate prints of landmarks like Nedou’s Hotel in Gulmarg and the post office entrance in Islamabad. His lens framed scenes where locals and…
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