Stiffleaf's photos with the keyword: empire

tate britain, artist and empire exhibition

14 Feb 2016 1 177
bust of maharaja duleep singh c.1855 by carlo marochetti made for queen victoria. deposed, robbed of his kingdom and the koh-i-nor diamond, then brought to england and brought up to be a christian, here he is shown branded with Victoria's image

tate britain, artist and empire exhibition

14 Feb 2016 1 130
bust of princess gouramma of coorg c.1855 by carlo marochetti made for queen victoria. another child brought from india after her father's kingdom was taken for the empire, she is shown branded with the cross after having been persuaded to convert.