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 […]
A Bengali Man Seated in a Chair
A Bengali Man Seated in a Chair Jaipur, 1860-80 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 18.5 x 12.4 cm Folio: 21.3 x 15.7 cm A Bengali man is shown seated in a European style wooden chair with a red shawl draped around his shoulders. His turban is of a sort that was considered fashionable […]
Raja Shamsher Prakash
Raja Shamsher Prakash (1846, r. 1856-1898) with His Wife and Child Simur, 1869 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 20 x 24 cm Folio: 26.4 x 30.2 cm The eerily symmetric interior and border decoration featured in this composition create the perfect frame for the three subjects of this elegant family portrait. The man, […]
Mian Kishan Singh of Reh
Mian Kishan Singh of Reh (r. 1859-1879) By Phagu, Nurpur or Reh, 1860 Opaque pigments with gold on paper Image: 17.5 x 12.8 cm Folio: 23.1 x 17.5 cm Inscription: (front) shri mian sahib sri kishan singh ji tasveer hai ji. Chitere Phagu likhi ra hai ji shubh karam. Translation: This is the portrait of […]
Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal
Shah Jahan Begum of Bhopal (r.1844-60, 1868-1901) Lucknow, 1860 Image: 10.2 x 6.6 cm