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Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)
The Young Chief of Meeraj (fl. 1887) c. 1887
Albumen print | 13.5 x 9.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2107641
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Photograph of a full length seated portrait photograph of the young Chief of Meeraj, possibly aged around ten years of age. The Young Chief is sitting on a chair with his feet placed upon a footstool, he has his left elbow placed on a table which has an open book and a bronze statuette of a stag placed upon it. The Chief is wearing a velvet frock, turban and pearl necklaces around his neck.
Provenance
From an album of photographs given to Queen Victoria by Dr John William Tyler, 15th January 1887
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
13.5 x 9.7 cm (image)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
H.H. The Young Chief of Meeraj [Indian Chiefs, 1887: 01/0162]
