Miscellaneous portraits of the royal family of Oudh and other sitters. Photographer(s): Ahmad Ali Khan
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Collection of loose portrait photographs mounted on card. The prints can be broken down into two broad categories as follows: Prints 1-4 Portraits of members of the royal family of Oudh, c.1855. These four salt prints, now much faded, are laid down onto contemporary card mounts within extravaga...
Portrait of Wajid Ali Shah, King of Oudh 1847-56. Photographer: Ahmad Ali Khan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated portrait, very faded. A golden halo has been added to the print, which is laid down on a card mount with elaborate border decorations and an inscription in Urdu. Subjects = Indian rulers
Portrait of Akhtar Mahall Nauwab Raunaq-ara, Queen of Oudh and wife of Wajid Ali Shah. Photographer: Ahmad Ali Khan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait, very faded, laid down on a card mount with elaborate border decorations and an inscription in Urdu. Subjects = Indian rulers
Portrait of Nawaub Raj Begum Sahibah of Oudh. Photographer: Ahmad Ali Khan
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Genre: Portrait Photography Three-quarter length seated portrait, very faded, laid down on a card mount with elaborate border decorations and an inscription in Urdu. Exhibited, Empire and Commonwealth Museum, Bristol, 'India: Pioneering Photographers 1850-1900', 26 September- 24 December 2002....