Lord Dufferin and the Supreme Council of Government of India

Black and white photograph of seven men sitting around a table. The men are sitting in wooden chairs with upholstered seats. The tablecloth has a paisley design. There is a wooden wall behind them with a curtained area to the left and a window to the right. The man on the far left has a beard and is wearing a dark jacket with a white shirt and light pants. The man to his right has a mustache and is wearing a dark sweater. The third man from the left is wearing a military uniform. The fourth man from the left is sitting in an ornate chair and is wearing a dark suit. The fifth man from the left has a beard and mustache and is wearing a dark suit. The sixth man from the left has a mustache and is wearing a dark suit. The seventh man from the left has a beard and is wearing a dark jacket with light pants.

Artwork Details

Dimensions: 900 × 636 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)

General Roberts and Staff

His Honor The Lieutenant Governor of the Punjab and Party, Shimla

Viceregal Party Shimla (verso)

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

His Eminence Commander in Chief and Party, Shimla

Untitled (seated portrait of two men, one with a book, the other reading a magazine)

Sir Auckland Colvin and Family, Shimla

Col. Carpendale and family, Neemuch (recto, bottom)

Group Taken at Nortekande Bungalow

Monsieur Merlen

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); Viceregal Party Shimla (verso)