The Maharajah of Puttiala, Ministers and Suite. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Maharaja Mahendra Singh (1852-1876), ruled 1870-76, seated centre and surrounded by state officers and chobdars.
The Bahadur of Nepaul and staff. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Maharaja Sir Jang Bahadur (1816-1877), Prime Minister and Commander-in-Chief, Nepal 1846-77, seated in front of a tent, with official standing behind. Modern pencilled note below caption reads: 'Sir Jang Bahadur, Prime Minister. 1871, at Hajip...
Pathan Gentlemen. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Inscription: Numbered '1392' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography Formally posed group of eight men. This photograph is listed in the Bourne and Shepherd catalogue as, '1392. Native Gentlemen (Pathans), Peshawur Valley'.
[Group portrait incorrectly captioned as] The Nawab of Bhurtpore and Suite [Should read: Sadiq Muhammad Khan, Nawab of Bahawalpur, and Council of Regency]. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography The photograph depicts the young ruler seated with state officials in the company of two European Political Agents. Sadiq Muhammad Khan (1862-1899) succeeded to the nawabship in 1866 as a child of four and during the period of his minority the administration was plac...
The Maharajah of Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] at Durbar. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Inscription: Signed 'Shepherd & Robertson Photo' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography Portrait group showing the young Maharaja Jaswant Singh (c. 1850-1893), succeeded as minor 1853, ruled 1871-93, seated before a gathering of state officials. Retainers stand in the background. Thi...
Jat Sirdars, Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] District. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Inscription: Numbered and signed '1118 Shepherd & Robertson' in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Group of three sirdars kneeling on the floor, their swords across their knees, with and an attendant beside them holding a shade. A hookah stands to the left of the gro...
The Rajah of Bhoondes [Bundi] and Suite, Rajpootana. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography Group portrait with Maharao Raja Sir Ram Singh (1810-1889) of Bundi and officials. Ram Singh succeeded as a minor in 1821 and ruled until his death.
Native Bankers, Delhi. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
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Inscription: Signed 'Shepherd & Robertson' (heavily cropped) in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography (generic types) Full-length seated portrait of four merchants.
The Maharajah of Benares and Suite. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
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Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Raja Ishwari Prasad Narayan Singh (1825-1889, succeeded as minor 1835), seated and holding a hookah in his left hand, in the company of six officials.