The Indian Portrait

An online museum on the fascinating journey of Indian Portraits
from the collection of Anil Relia

Dancing girl

Dancing girl from princely state of Kathiawar Gelatine silver print, oil colour on wooden cutout 32 x 24 in. (81.3 x 61 cm) Unknown photographer and artist, c. 1940

Durbar Shri Wala Mula Surag

Durbar Shri Wala Mula Surag Chief of Pithadia – Jetpur Gelatine silver print, oil colour on wooden cutout 26 x 18 in. (66 x 45.7 cm) Unknown photohrapher ~ L. M. Pandya, Ahmedabad, c. 1930

Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja

Sir Digvijaysinhji Ranjitsinhji Jadeja (1895 – 1966) Maharaja of Nawanagar Gelatine silver print, watercolour and hand crafted 38.4 x 24.5 in. (97.5 x 62.2 cm) Unknown photographer ~ Ibrahim, Jamnagar, dated 1935

H. H. Krishna Kumarsinhji

H. H. Krishna Kumarsinhji (1912, r. 1919-1965) Maharaja of Bhavnagar Gelatine silver print, watercolour and hand crafted 24.75 x 16.25 in. (62.9 x 41.3 cm) Unknown photographer and artist, c. 1935

Businessman in a garden

Businessman in a garden Opaque watercolour and pasted gelatine silver print 25 x 19 in. (63.5 x 48.3 cm) Unknown photographer ~ Bhuralal Motilal, c. 1910

Goswami Gokulnath

Goswami Gokulnath of Mota Mandir, Bombay Opaque watercolour and pasted gelatine silver print 19 x 24 in. (48.3 x 61 cm) Unknown photographer ~ Khubiram, Nathdwara, c. 1920

Goswami Kanaiyalalji

Goswami Kanaiyalalji (1870-1912) from Gokul with two devotees Opaque watercolour and pasted gelatine silver print 20 x 25 in. (50.8 x 63.5 cm) Unknown photographer ~ Rughanath Sukhdev, Nathdwara, c. 1900

Manorath of Shreenathji

Manorath of Shreenathji darshan on the day of Gopashtami Opaque watercolour and pasted gelatine silver print 28 x 20 in. (71.1 x 50.8 cm) Unknown photographer ~ Jamnadas, Nathdwara, c. 1930

Manorath of Shreenathji

Manorath of Shreenathji darshan in Chandan ka Bungala Opaque watercolour and pasted gelatine silver print 16 x 21 in. (40.6 x 53.3 cm) Unknown photographer and artist, c. 1920

Manorath of Shreenathji

Manorath of Shreenathji darshan on the day of Summer Opaque watercolour and pasted gelatine silver print 20 x 24 in. (50.8 x 61 cm) Unknown photographer ~ Udayram Bhagwandas, c. 1920