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Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)

The Imperial Assemblage, Delhi, 1877 Dec 1876Jan 1877

Albumen print | 18.0 x 26.1 cm (image) (image) | RCIN 2917591

The Imperial Assemblage, Delhi, 1877

Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)

The Imperial Assemblage, Delhi, 1877 Dec 1876Jan 1877

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

The Imperial Assemblage, Delhi, 1877

Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)

The Imperial Assemblage, Delhi, 1877 Dec 1876Jan 1877

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Royal Collection Trust/© His Majesty King Charles III 2022

Description

Photograph of a group of European and Indian dignitaries in full length, photographed against a suspended sheet. A man, facing three-quarters to the left, is seated in the centre of the front row, wearing a robe and chains of office. The European male subjects wear military uniforms. Taken during the Imperial Assemblage in Delhi in 1877.

Provenance

Acquired by Albert Edward, Prince of Wales (later King Edward VII)
People involved

Creator(s)

Search the collection Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)
(photographer)

Acquirer(s)

Search the collection View the person page King Edward VII, King of the United Kingdom (1841-1910)

Subject(s)

Search the collection Lady Anne Grenville (1853-90)

Search the collection Lady Caroline Grenville (1858-1946)

Search the collection Mary Morgan-Grenville, 11th Lady Kinloss (1852-1944)

Search the collection Richard Temple-Nugent-Brydges-Chandos-Grenville, 3rd Duke of Buckingham and Chandos (1823-89)
Physical properties

Medium and techniques

Albumen print

albumen print

Measurements

18.0 x 26.1 cm (image) (image)
Groupings
Category
Photographs
Object type(s)
visual works
photographs
Subject(s)
Places
Asia
India
Delhi [India]
Science, Medicine and Technology
Industries, Crafts and Trades
Travel Goods
Tents
Genealogy and Heraldry
Orders (honour)
Order of the Star of India (Great Britain)

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