Trimium: Fort, Interior Hold, with the Main Street Taken from the Top of the Gateway.
On loan to The Met
This work of art is currently on loan to the museum.For the British, the stone fort at Trimium, built in the late seventeenth century, was a reminder of past military campaigns in the region and the establishment of British rule over south India. The fort remained important to local Hindus because of the adjoining temples to Shiva and Vishnu excavated in the rock. This photograph shows the brick batttlements, stone walls, and bastions of the fortress looming over a settlement of thatched houses.
Artwork Details
- Title: Trimium: Fort, Interior Hold, with the Main Street Taken from the Top of the Gateway.
- Artist: Linnaeus Tripe (British, Devonport (Plymouth Dock) 1822–1902 Devonport)
- Date: February 1858
- Dimensions: image: 24.4 × 37.8 cm (9 5/8 × 14 7/8 in.)
page size: 43.4 × 56 cm (17 1/16 × 22 1/16 in.) - Classification: Photographs
- Credit Line: The British Library, London
- Curatorial Department: Photographs