Maharaja Gulab Singh
Maharaja Gulab Singh (1792 – 1857) Founder and first Maharaja of the Princely State of Jammu and Kashmir. After the defeat of the Sikhs in the first Anglo Sikh war the British sold Kashmir for 7.5 million rupees. The treaty of sale was concluded on 16 March 1846. Lithograph by Thomas Fairland (1804 – 1852), […]
Raja Ram Mohan Roy
Raja Ram Mohan Roy (1772 – 1833) Religious, social and educational reformer and humanitarian. He challenged traditional Hindu culture and indicated the liner of progress for Indian society under British rule. Lithograph by C. E. Pierre Motte (1785 – 1836), after a painting by A Geringer, published by Marlet & Co., later hand coloured Size: […]
Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh
Maharaja Udit Narayan Singh (1770 – 1835) Maharaja of the Princely State of Banaras known as Kashi Naresh. He was also a religious leader. The people of Varanasi considered him as an incarnation of Lord Shiva. He made a great contribution in the culture of Varanasi, and started the tradition of staging the Ramlila at Ramnagar […]
Raghunathrao Balaji
Raghunathrao Balaji (1734 – 1883) Peshwa of the Maratha empire also known as ‘Raghoba’. He expanded his empire up to Hindu religious places such as Mathura, Vrindavan, Gaya and Kurukshetra and brought an end to the Muslim rule there. He imprisoned Mughal emperor Ahmad Shah and made Alamgir II emperor in his place. Lithograph by […]
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy
Sir Jamsetjee Jeejeebhoy (1783 – 1859) Parsi businessman and philanthropist. He gave donations for many hospitals, schools & colleges including Sir J. J. School of Art and College of Architecture in Bombay. Steel engraving by D. J. Pound (active 1842 – 1877), after a photograph by Sorabjee Jamsetjee, the youngest son of Jamsetjee Size: 15.5 […]
Babu Kunwar Singh
Babu Kunwar Singh (1777 – 1858) One of the leaders of the Indian Rebellion of 1857. Belonged to a royal Ujjaini house of Jagdispur, currently a part of Bihar. At the age of 80 years, during India’s First war of Independence (1857), he actively led a select band of armed soldiers against the troops under the […]
Bahadur Shah Zafar
Bahadur Shah Zafar (1775 – 1862) The last Mughal emperor, a noted Urdu poet, devoted Sufi and a poor administrator. He had taken part in the first freedom fight of India against the British and was caught by the British Army and sent to the Rangoon Jail. Steel engraving published by the London Printing and […]
Zinat Mahal Begum Sahiba
Zinat Mahal Begum Sahiba (1823 – 1886) She married Bahadur Shah Zafar at Delhi in 1840 and greatly influenced the emperor. After the rebellion of 1857 her husband was deposed by the British, bringing the Mughal empire to an end. She was exiled to Rangoon with her husband. Steel engraving published by the London Printing […]
Princess Victoria Gowramma of Coorg
Princess Victoria Gowramma of Coorg (1822 – 1865) Daughter of Chikka Veerarajendra, the last Raja of Coorg. She travelled to England in 1852. When presented in front of Queen Victoria the Queen was instantly taken by the young girl and took the princess under her wing along with her royal consort Prince Albert. Steel engraving […]
The Indian Maid
The Indian Maid (circa 1850) Different beauties of the world like Honeysuckle, The Hamlet’s Pride, Lalla Rookh and The Indian Maid were published by John Tallis (1817 – 1876). He was a cartographer and started The illustrated news of the world and national portrait gallery of eminent personages in 1858. Steel engraving by Edward F. […]