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Major Martelli's Camp at Mhow

1886

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
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Culture
India
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Image: 19 x 26.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.); Paper: 19 x 26.4 cm (7 1/2 x 10 3/8 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.29
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Description

Major N. C. Martelli was a political agent, one of the officials who helped maintain British control over the princely Indian states through diplomacy, consultation, and monitoring. This camp may have been portable housing for his extensive travels, or a hunting camp occupied during leisure time. Martelli volunteered for a British organization dedicated to supplying and training female medical professionals to treat Indian women. The women pictured may be Martelli’s family, guests, or medical personnel involved with that project.
A horizontally oriented albumen print depicts a sepia-toned scene of peaked white tents on a dirt field. A large tree stands centrally, casting a dark shadow. Figures with light and medium-light skin tones in varied attire stand in the middle ground; one person sits by a tent on the left. To the right, a figure sits on a horse beside a standing person, while a man stands alone at the edge under sharp shadows.

Major Martelli's Camp at Mhow

1886

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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