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Collection Area Visual Arts Subject Maharajas and Rajas Level [40] File

1. ORB.30.5369(Frontis.)

Reference (shelfmark):
ORB.30.5369(Frontis.)
Title:
His Highness Maharaja Sir Anand Rao Pawar. K.C.S.I. C.I.E. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Oval image. Head-and-shoulders portrait of Sir Anand Rao Ponwar (1843-1898), Raja of Dhar, succeeded as a minor 1857, ruled 1864-98.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1892
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 20(35)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 20(35)
Title:
Names: Standing—Mr Claude White. Sitting (from left)—Sir Ugyen Wang Chuk, Major Rennick, Mr Paul [portrait group in Bhutan]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait taken in the open air at an unidentified location in Bhutan. John Claude White, the photographer, stands at the back of the group. The other three sitters are, seated from left to right: Sir Ugyen Wang Chuk (Maharaja of Bhutan), Major F. W. Rennick (In...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1905
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 67(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 67(1)
Title:
Daguerreotype portrait of Jaswant Rao Ponwar, Raja of Dhar. Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Hand-tinted full-plate cased daguerreotype; a full-length full-face seated portrait of Jaswant Rao Ponwar (1833-1857), Raja of Dhar (succeeded as minor 1833, ruled until 1857), cased in a maroon leather case with velvet lining, measuring 225 mm x 175 mm. A note in a contemporary hand pasted to t...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1850
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 99(30)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 99(30)
Title:
INDORE: Sir Tukoji Rao Holkar, Maharaja of Indore (1833-1886). Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait, with a servant bearing a fly whisk in the beackground. Print signed by photographer at bottom right. This portrait is also reproduced in woodburytype in J. Talboys Wheeler, 'The history of the Imperial Assemblage at Delhi' (London [1877])...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1877
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 100(48)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 100(48)
Title:
KISHANGARH: Sir Madan Singh, Maharaja of Kishangarh (1884-1926). Photographer: Herzog and Higgins
Scope & Content:
Large format full-length standing portrait. Hand-coloured print. Exhibited in India Through the Lens, Arthur M. Sackler Gallery, Washington, December 2000 to March 2001. Exhibited in 'India: Pioneering Photographers 1850-1900', Brunei Gallery, London, 11 October - 12 December 2001. Exhibited,...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1911
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 204(3)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 204(3)
Title:
[Portrait of Rameshwar Singh, Maharaja of Darbhanga.] Photographer: Johnston and Hoffmann
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Signed by the sitted: 'Rameshwar Singh, May 1923.' Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait of Rameshwar Singh (1859-1929), Maharaja of Darbhanga 1898-1929.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1923
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 214(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 214(5)
Title:
[Unidentified Indian ruler in durbar.] Photographer: Unknown
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Inscribed in pencil on reverse, 'No. 10.' Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait of an unidentified Indian prince, seated on a throne with a child (presumably his son) and surrounded by attendants.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1870s
Extent:
1 item