Adventures® *Historic Meet (Maharaja of Travancore & British Officials)* (1880)- A Famous Painting by Raja Ravi Varma, Wall Décor Frame (Canvas-Print +PineWood Frame). Size 14"x18".

Name : Adventures® *Historic Meet (Maharaja of Travancore & British Officials)* (1880)- A Famous Painting by Raja Ravi Varma, Wall Décor Frame (Canvas-Print +PineWood Frame). Size 14"x18".

Material : Wooden

Type : Painting

Print or Pattern Type : Vintage

Frame Type : Framed

Paint Type : Acrylic

Product Length : 14 Inch

Product Height : 18 Inch

Product Breadth : 1 Inch

Net Quantity (N) : 1

*** Historic Meet (Maharaja of Travancore & British Officials) (1880) : The painting represents history, legend and the royal lineage of the Maharaja of Travancore. Replete with tropical elements, royal bodyguards standing in knee-deep water with a houseboat, the scene was epic. The rare oil painting illustrated the welcoming of the third Duke of Buckingham and Chandos, Richard Temple-Grenville, on his official visit to Trivandrum, a Princely state in southern India in 1880. The Maharaja is seen standing behind his brother in the building which bears the image of a conch shell, the symbol of the state of Travancore, as well as a welcoming banner for the Duke. The painting was in the collection of 'Nirav Modi', which lateron was seized by income tax dept., and was auctioned. ******** Raja Ravi Varma (1848-1906) is thought-about among the best painters within the history of Indian art for variety of aesthetic and broader social reasons. His artworks are said to be among the most effective samples of the fusion of European techniques with a strictly Indian sensibility. Importantly, lithographs of his paintings accessible to the general public, that greatly increased his reach and influence as a painter and figure. His depictions of Hindu deities and episodes from the epics and Puranas have received profound acceptance from the general public and usually are used as objects of wors

Country of Origin : India