Artwork
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, with Col. Adam, Captain H.V. Benett, Col. Becher, Gen. Knowles, Captain Herbert, Col. Cavaye, Mrs. Cavaye, and Gen. R. Gellispie, Mhow
The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, with Col. Adam, Captain H.V. Benett, Col. Becher, Gen. Knowles, Captain Herbert, Col. Cavaye, Mrs. Cavaye, and Gen. R. Gellispie, Mhow is a photography by the Impressionist artist Raja Deen Dayal. It dates from 1887 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. This photograph captures a gathering of British military officers and dignitaries during a significant visit to India.
About this work
Overview
This photograph captures a gathering of British military officers and dignitaries during a significant visit to India.
Subject & Meaning
The group includes Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught and Strathearn, and his wife Princess Louise Margaret of Prussia, who were in India as part of the duke's role as commander in chief of the Bombay Presidency from 1886 to 1890.
Technique & Style
The photograph is an example of a style common during this period, characterized by formal posing and composition, similar to the work of notable photographers such as Raja Deen Dayal.
History & Provenance
The photograph was likely taken as a commemoration of the duke's visit, a practice that was routine for dignitaries' visits, with the photographer often providing the initial image in exchange for the sale of subsequent prints.
Artist & collection
Artist
Raja Lala Deen Dayal, famously known as Raja Deen Dayal) was an Indian photographer.
Maharaja of Rewa and Classmates
Col. F. G. Oldham (recto, top); Mr. Nowell, Shimla (recto, bottom)
Fancy Group, Indore I
Civil officers at Jhansi (recto); Mr. William's House, Jhansi (verso)
Middle Class Students and Staff, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (verso)
Mowhri Rahman Alli Khan family, Rewa (recto, bottom)
Lord William Beresford's horses
Heavy Field Battery, Jhansi
His Eminence Commander in Chief and Party, Shimla
B. c/o Devonshire Regiment, Jhansi (recto); Staff of Messrs. Glover & Co., Sindh Bridge (verso)
Shimla 17th May 1887: Viceregal party. Lord William Beresford, Military Secretary, Captain Leonard Gordon A.D.C., Mademoiselle Clerc, The Honorable Basit Blackwood, Major F. R. Hamilton A.D.C., Mr. Oglivie Grant, Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace K.C.E., Private Secretary, Dr. J. Findlay, Mrs. F. R. Hamilton, Master G. Hamilton, Lady Victoria Blackwood, H. E. The Countess of Dufferin, H. E. The Earl of Dufferin, Lady Hermione Blackwood, Lord Herbrand Russell, A.D.C. (recto)
Staff of Messrs. Glover & Co., Sindh Bridge (verso)
Captain Watkins and Non Com. officers
Captain H.S. Rawhinson (recto); Mr. Robert Holtz and Family (verso)