Dakka Fort and Lalpura
1879
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1879
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
Dakka Fort and Lalpura is a 1879 by John Burke, a Impressionism work, depicting ireland, held at Cleveland Museum of Art.
You see a quiet stone fort perched on a hill, with soldiers lounging in the shade and a few camels resting below. This photo was taken during the Second Anglo-Afghan War, but there’s no battle here—just the calm before or after. Burke traveled with the British army, lugging heavy cameras and glass plates. He couldn’t shoot fast action, so he framed the places where history happened instead. If you like this kind of early war photography, look up *John Burke (Irish, 1845–1915)*.
