The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 23, 2024
Portrait of a Gentleman
1887
(Indian, 1844–1905)
Image: 25.8 x 18.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.); Paper: 25.8 x 18.8 cm (10 3/16 x 7 3/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.1
Location: not on view
Description
Two studio portraits of this sitter were included in the album; the other one was acquired by the Museum Rietberg in Zurich, Switzerland. Neither photograph was captioned, and the sitter remains unidentified. He almost certainly commissioned these two portraits and may be the person who ordered and chose the images for the album. Its owner would not need to label their own likeness. However, many who create albums do just that to ensure they are known to future generations of viewers.- 1887 or 1888Studio of Raja Deen Dayal, sold to commissioner (identity unknown)1970s–2015Walter Clode [1929–2022], Pershore, England, sold or consigned to Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England2015–16(Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OHDecember 5, 2016–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23, 2023-February 4, 2024).
- {{cite web|title=Portrait of a Gentleman|url=false|author=Raja Deen Dayal|year=1887|access-date=23 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2016.266.1