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Linnaeus Tripe

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92:"...it would be supposed from the nature of Photography that all pictures executed by its means must possess a similarity of style ; it is however a curious fact, that this is not the case, the works by one operator being perfectly distinct in character from those by another, even when the same description of apparatus and the same process has been used ; this may be observed, when two pictures have been taken by different exhibitors from the same view — the best Indian Photographs in the Exhibition, those by Capt. Tripe and Capt. Greenlaw, exemplify this in a marked manner. The views by Capt. Tripe excel in finish and delicacy — those by Capt. Greenlaw in boldness, freedom and effect, the former are perhaps the best photographs, but the latter are the best pictures. The Calotypes taken in Burmah and exhibited by Capt. Tripe are excellent ; remarkable for great distinctness and also for their unusual and beautiful tint. When all are so excellent it is difficult to particularize any as especially worthy of notice." 130: 46: 126:. The Indian government requested that 50 sets of prints be produced and 20 were requisitioned by the Court of Directors of the East India Company. Of these, 7 complete sets are held in galleries, libraries and museums. Tripe returned to India and spent nearly two years printing the photographs, including painstaking retouching of clouds and skies, introducing an aesthetic quality into the documentary purpose. 19: 216:
In 1863 Tripe returned to the army and was continually promoted, becoming colonel in August 1873. Whilst in Lower Burma in February 1869 he made his two final series of photographs. Here he took photographs of landscapes made on glass negatives. Tripe left India in 1873 and retired from the Army in
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government, taking photographs of objects shown at the Madras exhibition and portraits of Madras residents. In 1858, he took photographs of subjects of architectural or antiquarian interest, and pictures useful from a practical, engineering perspective. He exhibited 50 photographs from this tour in
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army in 1838, and in 1840, became a lieutenant based in the south of India. He returned to England in 1850, on a leave that was extended due to ill health until 1854. During this time he began to experiment with photography, and joined the
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as the secretary. Photography was becoming the preferred medium for creating a visual record for reasons of economy and accuracy. Tripe - already known as a photographer from his time in India, was chosen by
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in 1853. He returned to Bangalore, India, as a captain in June 1854. In December of that year he made his first photographs of India. In February of the following year he took part in the
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Madras Exhibition of Raw Products, Arts, and Manufactures of Southern India. Reports by the juries on the subjects in the thirty classes into which the exhibition was divided
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to accompany an official expedition to Ava, Burma, to obtain representations of scenes and buildings. This visit resulted in the publication of
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in 1859. In March 1862 a series of his photographs were exhibited by Professor Archer at a meeting of the Photographic Society showing
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remain of special interest to scholars, as some of the sculptures are now damaged or missing. The rest are now divided between the
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Ye-nan-gyoung monastery. Kyoung, Burma (Myanmar). Views of Burma, No.8. State Library Victoria, Melbourne, Australia.
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A further comment in the jury report noted the artistic qualities in Tripe's works:
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His photos of the "Elliot Marbles", that is, sculpture removed to Madras from the
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to ratify a treaty transferring Pegu to British rule. The mission was led by
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Madras Exhibition of Raw Products, Arts, and Manufactures of Southern India
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Linnaeus Tripe and the Inscriptions on the Great Pagoda in Tanjore
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a British mission in 1855 attempted to persuade the Burmese king,
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Other important photographers of the 19th century in Burma:
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In March 1857, Tripe became official photographer to the
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Index


India
Burma

Meenakshi Temple, Madurai
Devonport
Devon
East India Company
Photographic Society of London
calotypes
Anglo-Burmese wars
Mindon Min
Major Arthur Phayre
Henry Yule
Lord Dalhousie

H98.41/8
Madras
Photographic Society of Madras
Pudukottai
Madurai
Srirangam
British Library
Amaravati Stupa
Sir Walter Elliott
Government Museum, Chennai
British Museum
Amaravati Marbles
Indian Rebellion of 1857
British Crown

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