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An Indian Encounter: Portraits for Queen Victoria
From november 13 2002 to january 19 2003
19th c. art (1848-1914)
At the height of British Imperial rule in India, Queen Victoria commissioned the Austrian artist Rudolph Swoboda (1859-1914) to paint a series of portraits of her Indian subjects. 58 paintings are on view.