Portraits of Maharajas, set of 5 platinum-palladium prints, India, 20th century, comprising: 1 portrait of Rameshwar Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Darbhanga, seated on an armchair, holding a sword, ca 1900, 28.4x19.7 cm. A similar print is in the Royal Collection, inv. no. 2916651. It is attributed to the Bourne & Shepherd studio and dated 1903 1 full-length portrait of Bijay Singh, Mahararwal (a variant of the title 'Maharaja' used notably in 3 princely states in present-day Rajasthan) of Dungarpur, right hand resting against a chair, left holding a talwar and wrist resting on a pedestal table, ca. 1903, 25.7x11.5 cm. A similar print is in the Royal Collection, inv. no. 2916666. It is attributed to the Bourne & Shepherd studio and dated 1903
Portraits of Maharajas, set of 5 platinum-palladium prints, India, 20th century, comprising:
1 portrait of Rameshwar Singh Bahadur, Maharaja of Darbhanga, seated on an armchair, holding a sword, ca 1900, 28.4x19.7 cm. A similar print is in the Royal Collection, inv. no. 2916651. It is attributed to the Bourne & Shepherd studio and dated 1903
1 full-length portrait of Bijay Singh, Mahararwal (a variant of the title 'Maharaja' used notably in 3 princely states in present-day Rajasthan) of Dungarpur, right hand resting against a chair, left holding a talwar and wrist resting on a pedestal table, ca. 1903, 25.7x11.5 cm. A similar print is in the Royal Collection, inv. no. 2916666. It is attributed to the Bourne & Shepherd studio and dated 1903
Maharaja de Darbhanga:
Quelques petits manques
Un petit trou
Léger dégât d'eau sur le haut de l'image
Une petite tache noire
Traces de colle sur le revers du tirage
SPLENDEURS DU TEMPS DES MAHARAJAS (1858-1947)
Cet ensemble de plus de 90 représentations photographiques ou peintes de l'Inde au temps du Raj britannique est le troisième et dernier volet de cette vaste collection déjà proposée lors des ventes de septembre et décembre 2022. Éclectique, elle nous offre un aperçu des diverses techniques photographiques employées à cette époque. Certaines photographies sont par ailleurs attribuées notamment au studio Bourne & Shepherd ou à Lala Deen Dayal, photographes renommés de l'époque.