Victoria photographic general
Victoria photographic general circa 1900 Photomontage 11.5 x 8.5 in. (29.2 x 21.2 cm.) each page Poona Photographic Company Album The selection of portraits have been taken from an album published by the Poona Photographic Company. The album contains 500 different photo portraits of various royalty and wellknown personalities of India during that time. It […]
Sir Cursetjee Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy
Sir Cursetjee Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy (1811-1877) The 2nd baronet, title inherited from his father Unknown photographer circa 1870 Photograph 13.5 x 10 in. (34.3 x 25.4 cm.) He was the eldest son of Sir Jamsetjee Jejeebhoy. Hailing from a privileged family, he had good English education and also continued his loyalty to the British. His service […]
Last Journey of Mahatma Gandhi
Last Journey of Mahatma Gandhi (1869 – 1948) Chromolithograph halftone printed at Brij Basi Press, Mathura, after a painting by Narottam Narayan Sharma, Nathdwara Size: 19 x 13 in. (48.3 x 33 cms.) Date of printing – 1948
Independence is our Birth Right
Independence is our Birth Right, circa1940 Chromolithograph printed by Bolton Litho Press Bombay, after a painting by an Indian artist with reference of different photographs Size: 27.5 x 19.5 in. (69.8 x 49.5 cms.) Date of printing – 1946
Ruling Princes of India
Ruling Princes of India Senior princes who attended the Delhi Durbar in 1911, also known as Imperial Durbar. It was held three times, in 1877, 1903 and 1911, at the height of British empire. Chromolithograph printed in halftone by A. Vivian Mansell & Co., London, after a painting by an Indian artist Size: 19 x […]
Portraits of Mughal Emperors & Princes
Portraits of Mughal Emperors & Princes Chromolithograph printed by Bolton Litho Press Bombay, after a painting by a miniature artist Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – circa 1910
Portraits of Mughal Queens & Princesses
Portraits of Mughal Queens & Princesses Chromolithograph printed by Bolton Litho Press Bombay, after a painting by a miniature artist Size: 14 x 10 in. (35.6 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – circa 1910
Raja Ravi Varma
Raja Ravi Varma (1848 – 1906) An artist from the princely state of Travancore who painted Indian mythological subjects in an European academic style. Looking at the great demand of his paintings he bought a lithographic press from Germany and thousands of chromolithographs were printed. Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Uday Vijay Press, after a painted […]
H. H. Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV
H. H. Krishna Raja Wadiyar IV (1884 – 1940) He was the ruling Maharaja of Mysore and one of the world’s wealthiest men. His kingdom was described as ‘Rama Rajya’, an ideal kingdom akin to the rule of Lord Rama. Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Varma Press, Karla – Lonavala, after a painting by Ravi Varma […]
Jam Ranjitsinhji and General Pratap Singh
H. H. Jam Ranjitsinhji (1872 – 1933) H. H. General Pratap Singh (1845 – 1922) Chromolithograph printed by Ravi Varma Press, Karla – Lonavala, after a painting by an Indian artist Size: 13.75 x 10 in. (34.9 x 25.4 cms.) Date of printing – 1920