Victoria photographic general
Victoria photographic general circa 1900 Photomontage 11.5 x 8.5 in. (29.2 x 21.2 cm.) each page Poona Photographic Company Album The selection of portraits have been taken from an album published by the Poona Photographic Company. The album contains 500 different photo portraits of various royalty and wellknown personalities of India during that time. It […]
Shirinbai & Homee Framroze Punthakey
Shirinbai & Homee Framroze Punthakey S. Hormusjee Portrait Photographer, Bombay circa 1900 Photograph with studio mount 6.5 x 4.3 in. (16.5 x 11 cm.) each This full frame photograph of the couple taken against a studio setting, with the same large sized negative plate of this photograph. They would then crop the photographs and paste […]
Sheth Manekji Rustomji Kotwal
Sheth Manekji Rustomji Kotwal Photographer: Thomas Art Studio circa 1920 Photograph and charcoal 23.4 x 19.5 in. (59.4 x 49.5 cm.)
Darabshaw Sorabji Nariman
Darabshaw Sorabji Nariman Pioneer of the hotel industry Unknown photographer circa 1880 Photograph 24.2 x 18.1 in. (61.5 x 46 cm.) He was considered as a pioneer of the ‘Hotel’ industry of India, and founded, ‘The Royal Family Hotel’ of Poona. The hotel housed dignified guests such as the Duke of Connaught, members of the […]
Sir Cursetjee Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
Sir Cursetjee Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy (1811-1877) The 2nd baronet, title inherited from his father Unknown photographer circa 1870 Photograph 13.5 x 10 in. (34.3 x 25.4 cm.) He was the eldest son of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy. Hailing from a privileged family, he had good English education and also continued his loyalty to the British. His service […]
Mr. Manekjee Cursetjee
Mr. Manekjee Cursetjee (1808-1887) One of the pioneers of female education in Bombay by Unknown artist circa 1900 Oil on canvas 26 x 20.7 in. (66 x 52.5 cm.) He was the son of a well-known Parsi contractor, Manekjee Cursetjee. He founded the Alexandra Native Girls’ English Institution and was also called the Sheriff of […]
Bai Dossibai Jehangirshah Behermandkhan
Bai Dossibai Jehangirshah Behermandkhan The first Parsi lady pensioner of British regime by Unknown artist circa 1900 Oil colour on photograph 24 x 17.7 in. (61 x 45.1 cm.) She was from a family, who played an important role in the rise and growth of the British rule in Surat. She was learned in English, […]
Shams-ul-Ulma Dastur Dr. Darab Peshotun Sanjana
Shams-ul-Ulma Dastur Dr. Darab Peshotun Sanjana (1857-1931) A profound Avestic and Pehlavi Scholar and author of several masterly treatises by Unknown artist circa 1930 Oil colour on photograph 29 x 26 in. (73.7 x 66 cm.) He was a gold medalist who did advance research work in Avesta and Pehlavi. He was a fellow at […]
A boy from an affluent family
A boy from an affluent family by Unknown artist circa 1920 Oil on canvas 24 x 17 in. (61 x 43.2 cm.) In this highly stylized full-length portrait the boy is painted wearing a suit with hands in his pocket, standing in front of a villa. The backdrop of the portrait shows that the boy […]
Sir Hormusjee Cowasjee Dinshaw
Sir Hormusjee Cowasjee Dinshaw (b.1857-) Kt., O.B.E., M.V.O., Bombay by Sorab M. Pithawala dated 1940 Oil on canvas 26 x 21 in. (66 x 53 cm.) He was the eldest son of Mr. Cowasji Dinshaw, and was educated at the prestigious King’s College of London. He later went to join his father’s firm as a […]