Principal and Teachers of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (recto)

Black and white photograph of eight men in formal clothing. Three men are seated and five are standing. The men are wearing suits and coats, some with hats in their hands. The man on the right sitting in a chair has a football on the floor beside him. The background features a brick wall with a lattice window and doorway. A vine grows up the wall behind the men on the left. The men are standing on a striped rug or mat. The image is sepia-toned with a yellow border.

Artwork Details

Dimensions: 900 × 642 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)

Principal and Teachers of Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (recto); Middle Class Students and Staff, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (verso)

Viceregal Party Shimla (verso)

His Eminence Commander in Chief and Party, Shimla

Lord Dufferin and the Supreme Council of Government of India

The Viceregal Council

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

Managing staff of Meprs. Glover & Co. at Sindh Bridge (recto, top)

Group Taken at Nortekande Bungalow

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

Middle Class Students and Staff, Bishop Cotton School, Shimla (verso)

Staff of Messrs. Glover & Co., Sindh Bridge (verso)

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)