Emily Eden (1797 - 1869) was an English poet, artist and novelist who gave humorous pictures of English life in the early 19th century. In her youth, she and her sister Fanny travelled to India, where her brother George Eden, 1st Earl of Auckland was in residence there as Governor-General from 1835 to 1842.
She wrote accounts of her time in India 'From Portraits of the Princess and People's of India'.
Provenance
Messrs R. B. Das
Origin Place
Born in Westminster
School
British-Indian style
Dimensions
35.5 x 25 cm
Brief Description
Prince Purtab Singh, seven years old, the son of Shahazada Shere Singh (son of Ranjit Singh)
