| Bourne & Shepherd The Mausoleum of Ranjit Singh [Bourne and Shepherd's Royal Photographic Album of Scenes and Personages connected with H.R.H. the Prince of Wales' Tour in India 1876] 1875-1876 Albumen print 9.8 x 8.4 cm (image) The Royal Collection RCIN 2114144 LL/93486 Photograph of the mausoleum of Ranjit Singh. The mausoleum is in the Sikh architectural style and has a large central dome. There is a tower to the right and three people are standing on the grass in the foreground.
This is one of a series of photographs from a published volume documenting the tour the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, made of India in 1875-76. Included in the volume are a number of photographs of notable sites in the cities visited by the Prince.
Presented to Alexandra, Princess of Wales by her husband the Prince of Wales at Christmas 1876
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