Monday, July 18, 2016

Viceregal Lodge


South front of Viceregal Lodge, Palace of the Viceroy, at Simla the summer capital of India," c.1903

Wednesday, July 6, 2016

Maharaja of Patiala



Lieutenant-General His Highness Farzand-i-Khas-i-Daulat-i-Inglishia, Mansur-i-Zaman, Amir ul-Umara, Maharajadhiraja Raj Rajeshwar, 108 Sri Maharaja-i-Rajgan, Maharaja Sir Bhupinder Singh, Mahendra Bahadur, Yadu Vansha Vatans Bhatti Kul Bushan, Maharaja of Patiala

Monday, July 4, 2016

A 1793 painting


Gen. Cornwallis beaten by American forces at Yorktown won back favor conquering the kingdom of Mysore in India?

In this 1793 painting by (American!) Mather Brown, he welcomes Tipu Sultan's sons as hostages.

Held at Victoria Memorial Hall, Calcutta