About this artwork
Wilson was invited in the mid-1920s by the Maharajah of Alwar to visit Central India. He and his party were driven around the countryside in the Maharajah's fleet of Rolls Royces and entertained lavishly by local dignitaries. He took photographs of panther and tiger hunts and the excessive wealth of Indian princes, with occasional images of the landscape and other aspects of native India.
Updated before 2020
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artist:Leslie Hamilton Wilson (1883 - 1968) Scottish
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title:Alwar, Central India
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date created:About 1926
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materials:Platinum/palladium print
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measurements:8.20 x 13.30 cm
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object type:
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credit line:Purchased 1998
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accession number:PGP 236.150
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Leslie Hamilton Wilson
Leslie Hamilton Wilson
Wilson was a wealthy Glasgow businessman, who appears to have taken photographs for his personal pleasure. He learned photography whilst a schoolboy at Harrow and kept a regular photographic journal between 1895 and 1927, providing an insider's view of upper class Edwardian society. His more...
