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Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)
Raghuraj Singh, Maharaja of Rewah (1831-80) 1875-6
Albumen print | 13.7 x 10.2 cm (image) | RCIN 2114236
Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)
Raghuraj Singh, Maharaja of Rewah (1831-80) 1875-6
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Photograph of Raghuraj Singh, Maharaja of Rewah. He is sitting on a chair with his right foot on a small cushion and his right arm resting on the table beside him. He is wearing a heavily embroidered jacket, a long cloak, insignia and a jewelled crown. A long curved sword is leaning against his leg and he has two lines painted on his forehead.
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
13.7 x 10.2 cm (image)
Category
Object type(s)
Alternative title(s)
NO.136. THE MAHARAJA OF REWAH.
