Portrait of H. H. the Maharaja Tukoji Rao II Holkar of Indore (by George Landseer), George Landseer, 1861

George landseer (1834-1878) portrait of h. H. The maharaja tukoji rao ii holkar of indore, seated small full-length on a cushion signed, titled and dated h. H the maharajah of indore. / george landseer. / 1861. On the reverse, further titled on the remains of an old label on the stretcher oil on canvas 23 7/8 x 17 ½in. (60. 6 x 44. 4cm. ) the artist (sir edwin landseer’s nephew) travelled to india in 1859 and spent fifteen years on the subcontinent. He accompanied lord canning (the governor-general of india 1856-1862) on his tour of kashmir in 1860. The holkar dynasty ruled a princely state in central india under the protectorate of british india. The maharaja portrayed here is tukoji rao holkar ii, maharaja of indore (1832-1886). Date: 1861.