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Calcutta, Bombay & Simla : Bourne & Shepherd (active 1864-1900s)
Sir Waghji Ravaji (1858-1922), The Thakor of Morvee c. 1887
Albumen print | 13.5 x 9.7 cm (image) | RCIN 2107631
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Photograph of a three-quarter length portrait of Waghji Ravaji, the Thakor of Morvee. He faces three-quarters left and rests his left hand on a table. He wears a turban, jewellery and a medal around his neck and a decorated jacket. There is a statuette of a stag to the left of the Thakor. Sir Waghji Ravaji was created a Knight Grand Commander of the Most Eminent Order of India when this photograph was taken in 1887. In the same year, he was one of the Indian Princes to attend the Jubilee celebrations and to be presented to the Queen.
Provenance
From an album of photographs presented to Queen Victoria by Dr John William Tyler, 15th January 1887
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Medium and techniques
Albumen print
Measurements
13.5 x 9.7 cm (image)
Alternative title(s)
H.H. The thakur of Morvee [Indian Chiefs, 1887: 01/0162]