Lady Napier's visit to Travancore: State carriage of his Highness the Maharaja of Travancore 1868

Albumen print | 17.6 x 22.8 cm (image) | RCIN 2701532

Unknown Person

Description

Photograph of a gathering of people watching an elaborate carriage pulled by six white horses with various attendents. A building with a frontal arcade under which most of the crowd stand, is in the background.

Provenance

Sent to Queen Victoria by Lady Anne Jane Charlotte Napier in 1868
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Unknown Person
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1819-1901)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

17.6 x 22.8 cm (image)

22.9 x 27.9 cm (mount)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Asia
India
Kerala [India]
Travancore [Kerala]
Science, Medicine and Technology
Engineering & Technology
Vehicles
Simple transport
Carriages
Horse drawn vehicles
Agriculture and related techniques
Animal husbandry
Horses
Carriage horses
References

Alternative title(s)

Lady Napier's visit to Travancore, 1868. State carriage of his Highness the Maharaja of Travancore.

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