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Raja Deen Dayal — Servants of His Honor the Gov. of Punjab

Raja Deen Dayal

Servants of His Honor the Gov. of Punjab

1882

Group portrait documents the domestic hierarchy within British colonial administration, revealing the complex social structures that supported imperial governance. Deen Dayal's careful composition reflects his position as official photographer to the British Raj.

Medium
albumen print

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Raja Deen Dayal, Servants of His Honor the Gov. of Punjab, 1882

Group portrait documents the domestic hierarchy within British colonial administration, revealing the complex social structures that supported imperial governance. Deen Dayal's careful composition reflects his position as official photographer to the British Raj.

Medium
albumen print
Year
1882
Seen at
Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH

Related themes

Nineteenth Century, Monochrome, Albumen Print, Documentary, Photograph, Indian, Historical, Portrait, Colonial India, Figurative

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Cleveland Museum of Art, Art Institute of Chicago