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Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)
Pusapati Vijayarama Gajapathi Raju III (1826-79), The Maharaja of Vizianagram 1875-6
Albumen print | 10.1 x 13.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2114112
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Photograph of the Maharaja of Vizianagram. He is standing facing forwards with his right arm resting on the pillar beside him. He is wearing a decorative tunic with a sash, long boots and a hat with a small feather. He is holding a sword in his left hand. There is a small sculpture of a woman on top of the pillar and a chair to either side of the Maharaja.
This is one of a series of photographs from a published volume documenting the tour the Prince of Wales, later King Edward VII, made of India in 1875-76.Provenance
Presented to Alexandra, Princess of Wales by her husband the Prince of Wales at Christmas 1876
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
10.1 x 13.8 cm (image)
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NO.12. THE MAHARAJA OF VIZIANAGRAM.
