Description:

Here we have the Chromolithograph print of Imperial Delhi Darbar of the year 1903. The Delhi Darbar is a great historical event, which took place three times in India during the time of British Raj. The first one in 1877, then the 1903 Curzon's Durbar and lastly the 1911 Durbar. Bombay might be First City of India and Madras the oldest of the three Presidency cities but Delhi was rightfully the imperial city. Delhi has a three thousand year history, some of its old buildings boast of a 1200 year vintage and it was the capital of the Mughal empire.

Out of all the three Delhi Durbar, Curzon's Durbar is said to be the grandest and the most colourful and entertaining. Sheldon Williams has done a marvelous water color painting of the Duke and Duchess of Connaught and the Curzons on the elephants.

What is a Darbar?

The word “Darbar” was originally derived from the Indo-European language Farsi (Persian). In Persia, “Durbar” means ‘Court of a ruler’  (A Royal court). This term was later adopted by the Mughals during the 15th century and later was adopted by Britishers in late 17th century especially by Lord Wellesley, the fifth Governor General of India between 1798 and 1805. Lord Wellesley started this practice of holding darbar in the Fort William in Kolkata, West Bengal once a year.

To express their loyalty to the British Raj, the kings, Diwans of native states, great zamindars and native officials attended the darbar.

In British usage, the term Darbar stood for a huge public ceremony bringing together colonizer and colonized under the British monarch. Also the Delhi Durbars were organised by the Viceroys to mark the coronations of Emperors or Empresses. So, it was also known as the Coronation Durbars.

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Product Details:

SKUID: PPL0015

Product Name: Curzon’s Delhi Darbar 1903

Type: ChromoLithograph Print

Press and Publisher: Printed and published by A. Vivian Mansell & Co., London & Manchester 

Dimensions: 
Frame : 26.5” H x 33.75” L x .75” D / Print: 18”x 24”

Weight: 6.5 kgs

Age: From 1900s

Frame: Frame is vintage and would have an acrylic protection in place of glass.

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