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A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 1
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 2
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 3
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 4
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 5
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 6
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 7
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 8
A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December image 9
Lot 188

A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace
Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December

Islamic and Indian Art
14 November 2023, 11:00 GMT
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A large commemorative photograph album presented to the Maharajah of Mysore by Maharajah Sir Jagatjit Singh Sahib Bahadur of Kapurthala (reg. 1877-1949), on the occasion of the wedding of his son, and the completion of the New Palace
Punjab, Kapurthala, 1911, the dedicatory inscription dated 25th December

gelatin silver prints laid down on card with printed captions, 41 photographs on 40 leaves, presentation inscription on front doublure, original black morocco gilt, upper cover stamped in gold Kapurthala 1911 and the State coat of arms
the photographs typically 240 x 285 mm., the largest 270 x 360 mm., one 215 x 160 mm.; the album 35.5 x 46 cm.

Footnotes

Provenance
Formerly in the collection of the Maharaja of Mysore, Krishna Wadiyar IV (reg. 1902-40): presentation inscription from Maharajah Jagatjit Singh, dated 25th December 1911, (ten days after the Imperial Durbar at Delhi).

The subjects of the photographs are as follows:
HH the Maharajah, the Tikka Saheb and the Tikka Rani Sahiba.
A large group photograph of the wedding guests (Indians and Europeans).
The Indian wedding guests.
The three Princes and the Princess of Kapurthala.
HH the Maharajah, Princes and State Officials.
A large group of guests in evening dress at the State Ball.
The Sehrabandi Ceremony, in Durbar.
The Hindu Marriage Ceremony.
The Sikh Marriage Ceremony.
The Wedding Procession.
The Wedding Procession, with the bride and groom's carriage.
The Wedding Procession, with the Maharajahs of Kashmir and Kapurthala on elephants.
The Wedding Procession, with the principal guests.
The Wedding Procession, with the arrival at the palace.
A view of the spectators at the gymkhana.
The State Banquet.
General view of the Guests' camp.
Another view of the Guests' camp.
A further view of the Guests' camp.
Another view of the Guests' camp.
Another view of the Guests' camp.
The Drawing Room Tent in the Guests' camp.
The New Palace, front view.
The New Palace, back view.
The New Palace, side view.
Interior view of the Durbar Hall Palace.
The State Drawing Room in the Palace.
The State Dining Room in the Palace.
The Japanese Room in the Palace.
The Library in the Palace.
The Billiard Room in the Palace.
HH's Office in the Palace.
The Villa Buona Vista.
A view from the river.
The State temples.
The mausoleum of H.H.'s ancestors.
A group photograph at Akaona.
A group photograph of a shooting party at Akaona.
Chateau Kapurthala, Mussoorie.
The Ball Room in the Chateau.
HH on the State Elephant.


A fine album commemorating two important events from 1911 in the life of Maharaja Jagatjit Singh (1877-1949), Sikh ruler of the princely state of Kapurthala, in the Punjab. The first was the wedding of Jagatjit Singh's eldest son Sri Tikka Raja Sahib Paramjit Singh to Maharani Brinda Devi Sahiba. Also in that year the Maharajah's extravagant New Palace (now Jagatjit Palace) was completed. Reflecting the Maharajah's love of France (he made French the official court language of Kapurthala), the palace was inspired by Versailles and Fontainebleau. The Villa Buona Vista, and the chateau at Mussorie, were both inspired by Spanish architecture, and were built for the Maharaja's fifth wife, Anita Delgado (the 'Spanish Maharani'), a young Spanish dancer whom he had married in 1908. She can be seen in the wedding and hunting groups alongside her husband.

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