{"product_id":"imperial-durbar-1877-chandni-chowk","title":"Imperial Durbar 1877, Chandni Chowk","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-5d2f9dc7-7fff-2ccc-6859-85f1e9f838fa\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Imperial Assembly of India at Delhi: the Viceregal Procession passing the Clock Tower and Delhi Institute in the Chandnee Chowk\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginal 19th c. Engraving (possibly wood engraving) (Engraver unknown, initialled 'C.R\" on the bottom left corner)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003ePrinted in\u003cem\u003e Illustrated London News\u003c\/em\u003e supplement of 27 January 1877\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e28.5 x 40.5 cms \/ 11.1 x 16.1” app. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eNon-exportable antiquity. Cannot be exported out of India.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-weight: 400;\"\u003e(The work will be shipped without a frame. \u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/redearthindia.com\/pages\/framing\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eFraming\u003c\/a\u003e is available on request.)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e*\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eThe Imperial Durbar of 1877 was organized by Viceroy Lord Lytton to proclaim Queen Victoria as the Empress of India (Kaiser-i-Hind), symbolizing the formal transfer of power to the British Crown.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe scene depicts the extraordinary spectacle of Lytton's procession through the heart of Shahjahanabad: elephants, cavalry, infantry, standard-bearers, Indian princes and enormous crowds, with the \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003eDelhi Institute and the famous Chandni Chowk Clock Tower\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan\u003e dominating the architectural setting.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe 1877 procession was deliberately routed through the old Mughal city. Later scholarship has noted the importance of the procession's movement through Chandni Chowk as a symbolic appropriation of the Mughal imperial landscape.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'San Francisco', 'Segoe UI', Roboto, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif; font-size: 0.875rem;\"\u003e\u003cb id=\"docs-internal-guid-f35d178c-7fff-5863-62ff-7fcbcc6aee53\"\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e*\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCondition Report: In good condition overall: no major damage or tears. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Art at Red Earth","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47967625904291,"sku":"PRT-VPR-84","price":0.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0279\/8170\/9449\/files\/21_8c82fd30-a576-4b99-9f8e-59293d858fdb.png?v=1786112057","url":"https:\/\/redearthindia.com\/products\/imperial-durbar-1877-chandni-chowk","provider":"Red Earth","version":"1.0","type":"link"}