Costumed live view of Omar Khayyam II.

Genre

Archive

Accession Nr.: F.2018.34.
Type: photograph
Date of production:
1928.12.23.
Place of production:
Acquisition: bequest of Ervin Baktay
Techniques: contact sheet; gelatin silver
Dimensions: height: 10.3 cm
width: 8 cm
Umrao Singh, as a monarch, sits in an armchair in the doorway, the two Sher-Gil girls stand on either side of him as harem ladies. At their feet lie two unknown little girls in costumes.