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1. Photo 28/2(1)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(1)
Title:
The Viceroy [Lord Lawrence] and Council, 1866. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Formal group portrait of Lord Lawrence and his staff, seated or standing around a table and probably photographed at Simla. Of the thirteen sitters, ten are identified beneath the print as follows: 'Mr S. Lushington, Lord Lawrence, Sir H. Durand, Mr Whitley Stokes, L...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1865-1866
Extent:
1 item

2. Photo 28/2(10)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(10)
Title:
The Maharajah of Puttiala, Ministers and Suite. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Maharaja Mahendra Singh (1852-1876), ruled 1870-76, seated centre and surrounded by state officers and chobdars.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

3. Photo 28/2(14)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(14)
Title:
The Maharajah Sindiah and suite, Gwalior. Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Formally posed group portrait, Jayaji Rao Sindhia (1835-1886), Maharaja of Gwalior 1843-86, seated centre.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1870
Extent:
1 item

4. Photo 28/2(16)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(16)
Title:
The Maharajah of Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] at Durbar. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1862
Extent:
1 item

5. Photo 28/2(17)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 28/2(17)
Title:
Jat Sirdars, Bhurtpore [Bharatpur] District. Photographer: Shepherd and Robertson
Scope & Content:
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...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1862
Extent:
1 item

6. Photo 296/1(25)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 296/1(25)
Title:
Commander in Chief of King Theebaw's Army in Court dress [Mandalay]. Photographer: Beato, Felice
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of the former minister, seated on a mat and holding a fan. This portrait is reproduced in J. G. Scott's 'Gazetteer of Upper Burma and the Shan States' (5 vols, Rangoon, 1900-01), vol. I, pl.5, and there captioned 'The Myowun [Governor] of Mandala...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1890
Extent:
1 item

7. Photo 303/2(4)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 303/2(4)
Title:
Raja Nurinder Parsad Peshkar Narain Prasad]. Photographer: Dosabhoy, Pestonjee
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait of Narain Prasad (c. 1809-1889), Revenue official and member of the Hyderabad Council of Regency 1883-84. He is seen seated with his left arm resting on a table on which stand books.
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

8. Photo 303/2(5)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 303/2(5)
Title:
[Shams-ul-Umara of Hyderabad.] Photographer: Dosabhoy, Pestonjee
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length seated studio portrait of Shams-ul-Umara (1814-1881), co-regent during the minority of Nizam Mahbub Ali Khan. He is seated beside a smal table on which stand a pistol and a small vase of flowers. The portrait is incorrectly captioned 'H. Ex. Vikarool Oomr...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c 1875
Extent:
1 item

9. Photo 303/2(6)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 303/2(6)
Title:
H.H. Mookrumerood Dowlah [of Hyderabad]. Photographer: Dosabhoy, Pestonjee
Scope & Content:
Inscription: Photographer's monogram and date, 'P.D. 1872', inscribed in the negative. Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length portrait, the subject holding a sword and seated beside a small table on which a photograph album rests. Biographical details untraced (presumably a member of the Hyde...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
1872
Extent:
1 item

10. Photo 430/53(83)

Reference (shelfmark):
Photo 430/53(83)
Title:
Shapés. The Council of Four [Lhasa]. Photographer: White, John Claude
Scope & Content:
Genre: Portrait Photography Full-length standing portrait of the four men. Another copy at Photo 1084/2 (43), in White's 'Tibet and Lhasa' (Calcutta, [c. 1906]), where the caption reads: 'These officials may be described as the Executive Council of four...Their names, from left to right, are Ut...
Collection Area:
Visual Arts
Languages:
Not applicable
Date Range:
c Sep 1904
Extent:
1 item