Miss Lyall, Shimla

Black and white photo of a woman sitting in a rickshaw. The woman is light-skinned and wears a dress with a fitted vest or jacket; she also wears a hat. Six men surround her, all of them dark-skinned, wearing turbans and traditional clothing, with bare feet. Two men stand at the front of the rickshaw holding onto poles. A large tree trunk is on the left side. A building with windows and a porch is in the background.

Artwork Details

Dimensions: 900 × 556 px
Museum Record: View original

Palette

Shimla 17th May 1887: Viceregal party. Lord William Beresford, Military Secretary, Captain Leonard Gordon A.D.C., Mademoiselle Clerc, The Honorable Basit Blackwood, Major F. R. Hamilton A.D.C., Mr. Oglivie Grant, Sir Donald Mackenzie Wallace K.C.E., Private Secretary, Dr. J. Findlay, Mrs. F. R. Hamilton, Master G. Hamilton, Lady Victoria Blackwood, H. E. The Countess of Dufferin, H. E. The Earl of Dufferin, Lady Hermione Blackwood, Lord Herbrand Russell, A.D.C. (recto)

Ramkishore Singh, Rewa (recto, top); Mowhri Rahman Alli Khan family, Rewa (recto, bottom)

The Duke and Duchess of Connaught, with Col. Adam, Captain H.V. Benett, Col. Becher, Gen. Knowles, Captain Herbert, Col. Cavaye, Mrs. Cavaye, and Gen. R. Gellispie, Mhow