Miss Lyall, Shimla
1887
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1887
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
This painting shows a woman, Miss Lyall, sitting in a rickshaw. She looks calm and poised. The rickshaw was a new thing in India at the time, brought to Simla by a Scottish missionary. The rickshaw was pulled and pushed by four people because of Simla's steep hills. This was a common way to get around the town. You can learn more about this kind of scene by looking at the work of Raja Deen Dayal.
