Himabhai Vakhatchand
Himabhai Vakhatchand (1785 – 1858) Nagar Seth of Ahmedabad Artist Unknown (Gujarati) After William Carpenter dated 1883, Oil on canvas 36.3 x 29 in. (92.2 x 73.7 cm.) This portrait depicts Himabhai Vakhatchand, a prominent Nagar Seth (businessman) of Ahmedabad, celebrated for his immense wealth, philanthropy, and influence in the 19th century. Himabhai was one […]
Unidentified Marwari Businessman
Unidentified Marwari Businessman Artist Unknown Indian artist circa 1870, Oil on canvas 27 x 19 in. (68.6 x 48.3 cm.) This striking portrait, likely painted in the mid-19th century, captures an unidentified Marwari businessman residing in Calcutta, during a period of significant cultural and economic transformation. The Marwari’s, originally from Rajasthan, were renowned for their […]
Dalpatram Dahyabhai Travadi
Dalpatram Dahyabhai Travadi (1820 – 1898) Gujarati Poet, Editor, Social Reformer Artist Frank Albert Phillips (1835 – 1903) dated 1886, Oil on canvas 27 x 22 in. (68.6 x 55.9 cm.) Kavi Dalpatram was a pioneering poet, playwright, and social reformer in 19th-century Gujarat. Writing in Gujarati, he played a vital role in modernizing and […]
Khan Bahadur Pestonjee Sorabjee
Khan Bahadur Pestonjee Sorabjee (1790 – 1861) Mail contractor and Philanthropist from Pune Artist Unknown (Chinese) circa 1860, Oil on canvas 33 x 27 in. (83.8 x 68.6 cm.) Khan Bahadur Padumjee Pestonjee was a distinguished member of the Parsi community in 19th-century Pune. His father, Pestonjee Sorabjee, had migrated from Surat to Bombay (1801) […]
Maharaja Jam Vibhaji
Maharaja Jam Vibhaji (1827, r. 1852-1895) Nawanagar, 1890Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 46 x 32 cm Folio: 52.1 x 37.6 cm
Maharaja Jam Vibhaji with His Son Kumar Jaswantji Vibhaji
Maharaja Jam Vibhaji (1827, r.1852-1895) with His Son Kumar Jaswantji Vibhaji (1882, r.1895-1906) Nawanagar, 1890 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 41 x 31.3 cm Folio: 44.5 x 36 cm Inscription: (front) L to R – ……… Puthan, Maharaj Kumarsaheb Shri Jaswantsingh ji Saheb, Maharaja Jam Shri 7 Vibhaji Saheb 16 Vibhaji was the […]
Nawab Sikandar Begum Sahiba
Nawab Sikandar Begum Sahiba (1817, r. 1860-68) North India, 1880 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 19.5 x 12.5 cm Folio: 35.5 x 27.5 cm After a photograph by James Waterhouse, ‘Her Highness the Nawab Secunder Begum, K.S.I.’ (Bhopal, November 1862) Inscription: (front) Portrait of Sikandar Begum of Bhopal; (back) She was born in […]
Sambhaji Rao Angre
Sambhaji Rao Angre (d. 1848) By Muhammad Baksh, Gwalior, 1876 Opaque pigments with gold on paper pasted on cloth Image: 79 x 62.5 cm Folio: 83 x 68 cm Inscription: (front) Ba Qalam Muhammad Baksh Musawar, samvat 1932 Sambhaji Rao Angre was a descendant of legendary Maratha Navy chief Kanhogi Angre, who fought against British, […]
Baba Shree Padma Pant
Baba Shree Padma Pant by Bhairav Gwalior, 1874 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 33 x 24.6 cm Inscription: (back) Baba Shri Padma Pant Tasubanjana, Tasdik Aghan vid 14 Shanivaar 1831, dastakhat Bhairav. The handsomely caparisoned horse with its regal feathered plum might lead one to believe that the sitter in our portrait was […]
Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia
Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia (1834, r. 1843-1886) Probably Gwalior, 1870-75 Opaque pigments on paper Image: 18.5 x 12.2 cm This portrait of Maharaja Jayajirao Scindia is very similar to an engraving that appeared in the Illustrated London News in 1875 accompanying a story on the Prince of Wales’s visit to India in that year. The following […]