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Linnaeus Tripe

The Inner Facade of the Gateway of the East Gopuram

January–March 1858
Albumen silver print from waxed paper negative
29.2 × 34 cm (11.5 × 13.4 in)

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In the collection of The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York · as of July 2026

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