Fancy Group, Indore II

Fancy Group, Indore II

Raja Deen Dayal

1886

From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art

About this work

You see a group of people dressed in fancy costumes, posing for a photo. They're from different social classes, but they're all dressed up as characters. This photo is interesting because it shows how people in India liked to have fun and dress up in the late 1800s. You can learn more about this type of photography by looking at the work of artist Raja Deen Dayal.

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