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His Highness the Maharaja of Rewa

1886

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
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Culture
India
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Image: 20 x 27.2 cm (7 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 20 x 27.2 cm (7 7/8 x 10 11/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.18
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Description

Deen Dayal’s status as an Indian person may have helped him gain access to Indian rulers at the start of his career. The year before he received the patronage of British officials, Deen Dayal photographed ten-year-old Venkat Raman Singh (1876–1918; reigned 1880–1918), the Maharaja of Rewa. The studio portrait reveals the boy beneath the crown. He straddles a Western-style chair that is too tall for him, curling under his stockinged feet so they touch the floor. One of his many necklaces holds a painted or photographic portrait similar to the portrait jewel pendant in the nearby case.
A horizontally oriented albumen print in muted sepia tones depicts a young child seated on a white horse facing right. The child wears a dark, embroidered jacket and ornate crown. The horse is adorned with a patterned saddlecloth, plumes, and leg bands. To the left, a turbaned man holds a pipe; to the right, a partially visible figure holds a staff. The scene occurs before stone steps and plants in the background.

His Highness the Maharaja of Rewa

1886

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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