Ramkishore Singh of Rewa
Medium
albumen print
Dimensions
image: 18.6 × 27 cm · paper: 18.6 × 27 cm
Classification
Photograph
Department
Photography
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund
Accession Number
2016.266.23
Tags
male
About this artwork
Ramkishore Singh, likely a high-ranking official or merchant, is depicted twice in the album, each time aboard a luxurious type of transport. In one photograph, he rides atop an elephant, a creature associated with India, power, and fortitude, preceded by an attendant on horseback. In the other, he rides in a European-style carriage pulled by two horses, flanked by attendants on camels (native to parts of India) and horses. Like the images of Britons in their carriages and rickshaws, these depic...