Sayajirao, Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda
Sayajirao, Gaekwad, Maharaja of Baroda Lithograph published in Times of India Size: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – 1882
Malek Jiwan Khan Nasib Khan
Malek Jiwan Khan Nasib Khan (1820-1902) Darbar of Bajana state by Ghasiram Hardev Sharma (1868-1930) circa 1920 Oil on canvas 29.5 x 24 in. (75 x 61 cm.) The advent of photography had slowly started setting the standard for naturalism in portraiture. Many painters used photography as an acceptable part of the image-making process. The portraits of gods […]
Chamrajendra Wadiar, Maharaja of Mysore
Chamrajendra Wadiar, Maharaja of Mysore Lithograph published in Times of India Size: 12 x 10 in. (30.5 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – 1882
Gangubai Mahadev Dhurandhar
Gangubai Mahadev Dhurandhar Second wife of the Artist by M. V. Dhurandhar (1867-1944) circa 1925 Oil on canvas 20.3 x 16 in. (51.5 x 41 cm.) Mahadev Visvanath Dhurandhar, born in Kolhapur and also called Rao Bahadur, a title bestowed on him by the British government, was the first Indian director of the Sir J. J. School […]
Thakur Gopal Singh
Thakur Gopal Singh (1902-1974) Ruler of Badnore by Mewar School artist circa 1925 Natural pigments and gold on cloth 46.3 x 34 in. (117.5 x 86.5 cm.) The art of portraiture in colonized India compelled many traditional miniature artists to adopt the stylization prevalent during those times. Small painters, in and around Rajasthan, started painting portraits in the […]
Shri Balkrishnalalji Maharaj
Shri Balkrishnalalji Maharaj (1868-1917) Eleventh Tilakayat of Kankroli by Nathdwara artist circa 1900 Oil on canvas 30 x 24.2 in. (76 x 61.5 cm.) Miniature painters used cloth as a medium to paint and used intricate patterns and ornate designs in their paintings. However, the popular taste that was commanded by Ravi Varma influenced many artists to paint […]
A Gentleman
A Gentleman by Abalal Rahiman (1860-1931) dated: 1900 Pencil on paper 8.5 x 6.3 in. (21.5 x 16 cm.)
Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj
Chhatrapati Sahu Maharaj (1874-1922) Maharajah of Kolhapur State attributed to Abalal Rahiman (1860-1931) circa 1910 Oil on canvas 24 x 18 in. (61 x 46 cm.)
A merchant from Surat by Pesontji Bomanji
A merchant from Surat by Pestonji Bomanji (1851-1938) circa 1890 Oil on canvas 29.5 x 22 in. (75 x 56 cm.) Pestonji became the Sir J. J. School of Art’s first portrait painter. Though his interest lay in sculpting, providence brought him to the principal – John Griffiths notice. Griffith understood his talent and appointed him as a […]
Portrait of a Parsi Lady
Portrait of a Parsi Lady by Pestonji Bomanji (1851-1938) circa 1880 Oil on canvas 15 x 11 in. (38 x 28 cm.) In 1857, the School of Art and Industry got established and Sir J. J. School of Art – Bombay became the cradle of the ‘Bombay School’. Pestonji Bomanji, joined the Bombay School at the age […]