Ramkishore Singh, Rewa (recto, top); Mowhri Rahman Alli Khan family, Rewa (recto, bottom)
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see two old photos side by side. One shows a man in a turban standing in front of a palace. The other shows a family—men in suits, women in saris—posed on a porch. These aren’t paintings; they’re early photographs from India in the 1880s. The man in the turban is Ramkishore Singh, a local ruler. The family below belongs to a noble household. Both photos were taken by a court photographer who worked for British officials and Indian royalty alike. To see more photos like this, look up The Cleveland Museum of Art.
