Untitled: Woman on horse (verso, right)
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
1884
From the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art
You see a woman in a sari riding sidesaddle on a horse, her face turned toward the camera. This is one of the earliest photographs of an Indian royal woman taken by an Indian photographer. Most pictures from this time were made by British colonials. Raja Deen Dayal, the photographer, worked for Indian princes and British officials alike, giving us rare views of both worlds. To see more of his work, look up Raja Deen Dayal (Indian, 1844–1905).
