'Saiyid Timur Bin Fasl, son of His Highness the Sultan of Muskat.' Photographer: Bourne and Shepherd

Photo 430/78/120

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The record is made up of 1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print. It was created in 1903. It was written in English. The original is part of the British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity. .

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Genre/Subject Matter:

Full-length standing studio portrait of two men, with Sa'id Taimur Bin Faisal (1886–1965; r. 1913–1932) on the right. At the time this portrait was taken he was son of the ruling monarch Sayyid Faisal bin Turki (1864–1913; r. 1888–1913), who is mentioned in the title of the portrait. The man on the left is presumably a retainer of Bin Faisal.

The two men stand on a richly patterned carpet, which features an ornate central medallion; Farsi/Persian text is integrated into the design of the medallion. A painted studio backdrop two cusped arches is visible behind the men. An upholstered wooden chair and wooden carved table are used as props at left and right respectively.

A letterpress caption page preceding the print reads:

‘Saiyid Timur Bin Fasl, son of His Highness the Sultan of Muskat’

Temporal context:

This portrait was most likely taken during the Delhi Durbar A public or private audience held by a high-ranking British colonial representative (e.g. Viceroy, Governor-General, or member of the British royal family). of 1903 to celebrate the coronation of King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra.

Inscriptions:

In pencil, at right alongside image and upper right corner: ‘120’; ‘188’

Extent and format
1 b&w albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen). print
Physical characteristics

Dimensions:

280 x 227 mm

Condition:

The image is lightly creased. Light surface dirt throughout. Surface losses have been crudely inked in.

Foliation:

'120'

Process:

Albumen Method of printing photographs using an emulsion of salt and egg white (albumen).

Written in
English in Latin script
Type
Photograph

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British Library: India Office The department of the British Government to which the Government of India reported between 1858 and 1947. The successor to the Court of Directors. Records and Private Papers Documents collected in a private capacity.
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Unrestricted

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Photo 430/78/120

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Date(s)
1903 (CE, Gregorian)

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