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Gate of the Hoosseinabad Bazar, Lucknow

Louis-Théophile Marie Rousselet, 1865–68, published 1869–70

62 cm × 57 cm

About the size of a bathroom mirror. You would need 3 of them to reach a person's height.

Against things you know the size of

Height: 57 cm
Width: 62 cm
Medium: Albumen print from glass plate negative
Kind: Photograph
Made in: France, 19th century
Where the measurement comes from: Measured by the museum. The dimension is the one recorded by the institution that holds the work.
As the museum records it: Mounted: 62 x 43 cm (24 7/16 x 16 15/16 in.)
Why this differs from the record: Recorded as 43 cm × 62 cm. Hung to match the photograph.
Credit: Alma Kroeger Fund

Five questions, answered from its own record. What is AGAI?

How big is it?: 62 cm × 57 cm. About the size of a bathroom mirror. Measured by the museum.
When was it made, and when is it everyone’s?: Made 1865–68, published 1869–70. It is in the public domain, and The Cleveland Museum of Art publishes it for open use.
Whose is it?: Everyone’s to see. It is held by The Cleveland Museum of Art: Alma Kroeger Fund.
How was it made?: Albumen print from glass plate negative, made in France, 19th century, France, 19th century.
Who speaks for it?: Its record at The Cleveland Museum of Art. Measured by the museum. This gallery adds nothing it cannot cite.

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