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Raja Deen Dayal — B. c/o Devonshire Regiment, Jhansi (recto)

Raja Deen Dayal

B. c/o Devonshire Regiment, Jhansi (recto)

1882

Military group portrait documents a specific British regiment stationed in central India during the height of imperial expansion. Deen Dayal's formal composition reflects both military discipline and the photographer's understanding of official portraiture conventions.

Medium
albumen print

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