Paintings, Prints & Drawings — 1897
H.H. Prince Victor Duleep Singh as Akbar
On 2 July 1897 the Duchess of Devonshire (1832-1911) held a ball for the Diamond Jubilee celebrations of Queen Victoria. Two hundred of the guests were photographed in the grounds of Devonshire House, a huge mansion located off Piccadilly by the photographer, James Lauder of Lafayette Co, and his assistants. They set up a tent in the gardens and brought a variety of backdrops and props from the studio.
The theme of the party was court life and guests had been instructed to dress around this theme either mythological or temporal. Some guests dressed around subjects in paintings. The photographs were published in 1899.
Prince Victor Duleep Singh (1866-1918) was the eldest son of Maharaja Duleep Singh, the last Maharja of Lahore and Sikh Empire and he had just succeeded as Head of the Royal House of Punjab.
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- Paintings, Prints & Drawings
- Object ID:
- 60.155/44
- Object name:
- H.H. Prince Victor Duleep Singh as Akbar
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- Artist/Maker:
- Walker and Boutall, Hughes, A.
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- Production date:
- 1897
- Material:
- paper, ink
- Measurements/duration:
- H 327 mm, W 245 mm (paper)
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- Record quality:
- 100%
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- digital image © London Museum
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