id:			290410
accession number:	2016.266.19
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/2016.266.19
updated:		2023-09-01 11:01:02.961000

Maharaja of Rewa and Classmates, 1886. Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905). Albumen print; image: 19.8 x 27.1 cm (7 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.); paper: 19.8 x 27.1 cm (7 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.19

title:				Maharaja of Rewa and Classmates
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creation date:			1886
creation date earliest:		1886
creation date latest:		1886
current location:		230 Photography
creditline:			Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
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culture:	India
technique:	albumen print
department:	Photography
collection:	PH - Misc. 19th Century
type:		Photograph
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CREATORS

* Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905)  - artist

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measurements: Image: 19.8 x 27.1 cm (7 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.); Paper: 19.8 x 27.1 cm (7 13/16 x 10 11/16 in.)
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inscriptions:

	inscription:	No visible inscriptions
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers
	opening date:   2023-04-23T04:00:00
	<i>Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23, 2023-February 4, 2024).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

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PROVENANCE

	Studio of Raja Deen Dayal, sold to commissioner (identity unknown)
	date: 1887 or 1888
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	Walter Clode [1929–2022], Pershore, England, sold or consigned to Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England
	date: 1970s–2015
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	(Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: 2015–16
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	The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
	date: December 5, 2016–
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wall description:
Deen Dayal uses the arrangement of people and the architecture to point to the most important person in the photograph. Here, the Maharaja of Rewa is placed front and center. “Sardars,” inscribed on the top picture’s mount, refers to the military officials surrounding him. After 1858, British influence dictated that Indian rulers be educated in European history and ideas as well as their local culture and history. In the bottom image, the young maharaja is shown with Indian teachers, but the instructional tools are Western: bound books and a raised relief globe (with Asia visible).
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IMAGES

web:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2016.266.19/2016.266.19_web.jpg
print:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2016.266.19/2016.266.19_print.jpg
full:	https://openaccess-cdn.clevelandart.org/2016.266.19/2016.266.19_full.tif