The Cleveland Museum of Art

Collection Online as of May 6, 2024

Mr. Brown's Horses, Jhansi

Mr. Brown's Horses, Jhansi

1887
(Indian, 1844–1905)
India
albumen print
Image: 18.9 x 27.6 cm (7 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.); Paper: 18.9 x 27.6 cm (7 7/16 x 10 7/8 in.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.24
Location: not on view

Description

Imported into India in great numbers by the British, horses were used for both transportation and sports such as riding, polo, and racing. Caring for the animals fell largely to Indian servants. Captions on the photographs’ mounts specify the owners of these animals (note that Major Sparks also has a monkey and pet deer). However, none of the Indian servants is identified. Nor would they have received a copy of the photograph because of their low social status, which was far below that of Deen Dayal.
  • 1887 or 1888
    Studio of Raja Deen Dayal, sold to commissioner (identity unknown)
    1970s–2015
    Walter Clode [1929–2022], Pershore, England, sold or consigned to Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England
    2015–16
    (Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
    December 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=Mr. Brown's Horses, Jhansi|url=false|author=Raja Deen Dayal|year=1887|access-date=06 May 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}

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https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2016.266.24