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The Great Elephant Saluting, photo Lala Deen Dayal

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Lala Deen Dayal (Indian, Sardhana 1844–1905)

The albumen silver print is a photographic printing process that was widely used in the 19th century. It involves coating paper support with a mixture of egg whites and salt, which creates a glossy surface to hold light-sensitive silver salts. The paper is then sensitized in a solution of silver nitrate, and exposed in a camera or under a negative. After exposure, the print is developed in a solution of gallic acid and silver nitrate, which reduces the silver salts to metallic silver and creates the final image. The albumen print process was widely used for commercial and fine art photography in the 19th century and produced high-quality, detailed images with a distinctive glossy finish.

With the invention of photography, the eighteenth-century British passion for recording exotic lands and studies of the peoples in India was given new impetus. The earliest photography on the continent dates from 1840 in Calcutta, the political center of British India. The technology for photography arrived in India quickly became popular among the local rulers-many of whom employed photographers at their courts-as well as the British who had come to make their fortunes in the colony. For both populations, the new medium replaced painting as the method for recording the local landscape, architecture, people, and important events.

Lala Deen Dayal was a renowned Indian photographer born in 1844 in Sardhana, Uttar Pradesh. He was known for his exceptional ability to capture images of the landscape, architecture and people of India in the late 19th century. Dayal began his career as a clerk in the Public Works Department of India and later became interested in photography. He learnt the art of photography from a British photographer called Samuel Bourne, who was working in India at the time. Dayal went on to set up his own photographic studio in Indore, Madhya Pradesh, and became the official photographer of the Maharaja of Indore. He also worked as a photographer for the British government, documenting various events and landscapes throughout India. Dayal's photographs were widely acclaimed for their artistic and technical excellence. He was known for his use of natural light and composition, which gave his images a unique aesthetic appeal. Some of Dayal's most famous works include his photographs of the Taj Mahal, Victoria Terminus in Mumbai and Gwalior Fort. His photographs have been exhibited in various international exhibitions and have won several awards. Lala Deen Dayal died in 1905, leaving behind a legacy of exceptional photography that continues to inspire generations of photographers in India and around the world.

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1880 - 1900
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