Royal Indian Portraits: Posing for Posterity

by Pramod Kumar and Pramod Kumar Kg

The arrival of photography in India in 1840 began a rivalry between its practitioners and the painters of traditional miniatures and portraits. The novelty of this astonishing new medium soon attracted many court painters and patrons who themselves turned photographers, including the Maharajas of Jaipur, Tripura and Chamba. These early photographs captured Indian rulers and their families in a variety of poses, which nevertheless reflected the formality...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 8174368787
• ISBN13: 9788174368782
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: Roli Books
• Length: 256 Pages
• Weight: 3.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 8.4" x 10.2"