Artwork
Untitled (verso, bottom)
Untitled (verso, bottom) is a photography by the Impressionist artist Raja Deen Dayal. It dates from 1884 and is held in the collection of the Cleveland Museum of Art. This photograph is the verso of an image from a disassembled album containing around 105 photographs taken in India between 1885 and 1887.
About this work
Overview
This photograph is the verso of an image from a disassembled album containing around 105 photographs taken in India between 1885 and 1887.
Subject & Meaning
The verso features a handwritten note and a faint stamp, providing insight into the image's creation, ownership, or provenance.
Technique & Style
The yellowed paper exhibits creases and smudges, indicating age and handling.
History & Provenance
The album was likely commissioned by a British civil servant as a personal souvenir of his experiences in India around 1888.
Context
The photographs in the album depict the lives of the British colonial elite and royal and upper-class Indians.
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
Major Creagh's home, Mhon (verso)
Elephant Battery on March at Jhansi
Judging at the Horseshow at Jhansi
Mr. William's House, Jhansi (verso)
Mr. MacNull, Jhansi (verso)
Captain Falkner's Bungalow, Neemuch (recto, top)
Commissioner's house, Jhansi (recto)
Dr. Morris and party, Jhansi (recto)
Captain Harris and Ruston, Jhansi