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In the collection of Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · as of August 2026
FROM THE CLEVELAND MUSEUM OF ART’S CATALOG
Deen Dayal uses the arrangement of people and the architecture to point to the most important person in the photograph. Here, the Maharaja of Rewa is placed front and center. “Sardars,” inscribed on the top picture’s mount, refers to the military officials surrounding him. After 1858, British influence dictated that Indian rulers be educated in European history and ideas as well as their local culture and history. In the bottom image, the young maharaja is shown with Indian teachers, but the instructional tools are Western: bound books and a raised relief globe (with Asia visible).
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Mrs. and Miss Lyall, Shimla
Sir Auckland Colvin and Family, Shimla
His Honor The Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab and Party, S
Fancy Group, Indore I
His Eminence Commander in Chief and Party, Shimla
Colonel F. G. Oldham, Shimla
Colonel H.R. Thuillier and His Wife Emmeline Williams Thuill
Viceregal Party Shimla (verso)
Bourne & Shepherd (British, active India, 1868–2016) — Mahar
John Burke (Irish, 1845–1915) — Major Cavagnari C.S.I. and S![[Four East Indian Men]](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP116353.jpg)
Francis Frith — [Four East Indian Men]
Francis Frith — Mehmans
John Burke (Irish, 1845–1915) — Cabulese
Bourne & Shepherd (British, active India, 1868–2016) — Three
John Burke (Irish, 1845–1915) — The Amir Yakub Khan, General![[Formal Family Portrait of Thirteen People, Men in European Dress]](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP71255.jpg)
Unknown — [Formal Family Portrait of Thirteen People, Men in![[Six East Indian Men]](https://images.metmuseum.org/CRDImages/ph/web-large/DP116350.jpg)
Francis Frith — [Six East Indian Men]
Francis Frith — Rajpoots
John Burke (Irish, 1845–1915) — Khyber Chiefs with Captain T
Francis Frith — Marwaree Brokers