Portraits of Mughal Queens & Princesses
Portraits of Mughal Queens & Princesses Chromolithograph printed by Bolton Litho Press Bombay, after a painting by a miniature artist Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – circa 1910
Sir Phirozsha Mehta
Parsi Gentleman (Sir Phirozsha Mehta ?) by Eruchshaw Pestonji dated: 1919 Oil on canvas 30.1 x 24 in. (76.5 x 61 cm.)
Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma (1848 – 1906) An artist from the princely state of Travancore who painted Indian mythological subjects in an European academic style. Looking at the great demand of his paintings he bought a lithographic press from Germany and thousands of chromolithographs were printed. Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Uday Vijay Press, after a painted […]
Parsi Lady wearing a khadi saree
Parsi Lady wearing a khadi saree by Eruchshaw Pestonji dated: 1919 Oil on canvas 30.1 x 24 in. (76.5 x 61 cm.)
H. H. Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
H. H. Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884 – 1940) He was the ruling Maharaja of Mysore and one of the world’s wealthiest men. His kingdom was described as ‘Rama Rajya’, an ideal kingdom akin to the rule of Lord Rama. Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Varma Press, Karla – Lonavala, after a painting by Ravi Varma […]
Mr. Edalji Dorabji Talati , B.A., J.P.
Mr. Edalji Dorabji Talati , B.A., J.P. (1849-1929) by Eruchshaw Pestonji dated: 1920 Oil on board 7.9 x 5.5 in. (20 x 14 cm.) Eruchshaw Pestonji was the son of the famous Parsi realist Pestonji Bomanji. Just like his father, he joined the art fraternity and painted portraits for many prominent members of the Parsi community. It seems […]
Jam Ranjitsinhji and General Pratap Singh
H. H. Jam Ranjitsinhji (1872 – 1933) H. H. General Pratap Singh (1845 – 1922) Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Varma Press, Karla – Lonavala, after a painting by an Indian artist Size: 13.75 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – 1920
Maharaja Bhagwatsinhji of Gondal
Maharaja Bhagwatsinhji (1865 – 1944) of Gondal Reigned under a British regency until he came of age. He was educated at The Rajkumar College, Rajkot. He improved the regional live stock through modern husbandry. Published the first Gujarati encyclopedia, the ‘Bhagavadgomandal’. Chromolithograph published by Ravi Varma Press, after a painting by an Indian artist Size: […]
H. H. Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad
H. H. Sir Sayajirao Gaekwad (1863 – 1939) Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Varma Press, Karla – Lonavala, after a painting by an Indian artist Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – circa 1910
Shivaji Bhosale
Shivaji Bhosale (1630 – 1680) An Indian warrior king from 17th century, an aristocrat of the Bhosle Maratha clan. Shivaji, in 1674, carved out an enclave from the declining Adilshahi Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of an independent Maratha Kingdom with Raigad as its capital. Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Varma Press, Ghatkopar, after […]