Set of two prints of Ball Room Dancing in Red fort
a) The State Lancers Dancing at the Viceroy's Durbar Ball, in Diwan-I-Am, Delhi Fort, Held to Celebrate the Coronation of Edward VII
1902
Later hand-coloured photolithograph on paper
14.25 x 20 in (36.2 x 51.2 cm)
Jalwa-e-darbar-e-delhi: a nazm by Akbar Allahabadi for the occasion
sar men shauq ka sauda dekha
dehli ko ham ne bhi ja dekha
jo kuchh dekha achchha dekha
kya batlaen kya kya dekha
jamuna-ji ke paat ko dekha
achchhe suthre ghaat ko dekha
sab se unche laat ko dekha
hazrat "duke-connaught" ko dekha
paltan aur risale dekhe
gore dekhe kaale dekhe
sanginen aur bhale dekhe
band bajane vaale dekhe
khemon ka ik jangal dekha
us jangal men mangal dekha
barahma aur varangal dekha
izzat khvahon ka danggal dekha
sadken thiin har kamp se jaari
paani tha har pump se jaari
nuur ki maujen lamp se jaari
tezi thi har jump se jaari
Daali men narangi dekhi
mahfil men sarangi dekhi
bairangi bara??gi dekhi
dahr ki ranga-rangi dekhi
achchhe-achchhon ko bhaTka dekha
bhiid men khate jhatka dekha
munh ko agarche laTtka dekha
dil darbar se aTka dekha
hathi dekhe bhari-bharkam .br.un ka chalna kam kam tham tham
zarrin jhulen nuur ka aalam
milon tak vo cham-cham cham-cham
pur tha pahlu-e-masjid-e-jame
raushaniyan thiin har-su laame
koi nahin tha kisi ka samea
sab ke sab the diid ke taame
surkhi sadak par kutti dekhi
saans bhi bhiid men ghutti dekhi
atish-bazi chhutti dekhi
lutf ki daulat lutti dekhi
chauki ik chau-lakhkhi dekhi
khuub hi chakkhi-pakhkhi dekhi
har-su ne amat rakkhi dekhi
shahd aur duudh ki makkhi dekhi
ek ka hissa mann-o-salva
ek ka hissa thoda halva
ek ka hissa bhiid aur balva
mera hissa duur ka jalva
avaj brish raaja dekha
partav takht-o-taj ka dekha
rang-e-zamana aaj ka dekha
rukh corzon mahraj ka dekha
pahunche phand ke saat samundar
tahat men un ke bison bandar
hikmat-o-danish un ke andar
apni jagah har ek sikandar
auj-e-bakht-e-mulaqi un ka
charkh-e-haft-tabaaqi un ka
mahfil un ki saaqi un ka
ankhen meri baaqi un ka
ham to un ke khair-talab hain
ham kya aise hi sab ke sab hain
un ke raaj ke umda Dhab hain
sab saman-e-aish-o-tarab hain
egzibshan ki shaan anokhi
har shai umda har shai chokhi
aqlidas ki naapi jokhi
man bhar sone ki lagat sokhi
jashn-e-azim is saal hua hai
shahi fort men ball hua hai
raushan har ik hall hua hai
qissa-e-mazi haal hua hai
hai mashhur-e-kucha-e-barzan
ball men nachen lady-corzon .br.tair-e-hosh the sab ke larzan
rashk se dekh rahi thi har zan
hall men chamkin aa ke yaka-yak
zarrin thi poshak jhka-jhak
mahv tha un ka auj-e-sama tak
charkh pe zohra un ki thi gahak
go raqqasa-e-auj-e-falak thi
us men kahan ye nok-palak thi
indr ki mahfil ki jhalak thi
bazm-e-ishrat subh talak thi
ki hai ye bandish zehn-e-rasa ne
koi maane khvah na maane
sunte hain ham to ye afsane
jis ne dekha ho vo jaane
b) Melton Prior
The Imperial Durbar: The Viceroy and the Duke of Connaught Passing the Jama Masjid on their State Entry into Delhi, December 29th
Later hand-coloured photolithograph on paper
14.25 x 20.25 in (36.5 x 51.5 cm)
Lord Curzon (1859 - 1923), Viceroy of India, and Prince Arthur, Duke of Connaught (1850 - 1942) in procession past the Jama Masjid mosque in Delhi at the Coronation Durbar held to celebrate the accession of Edward VII, 29th December 1902.
Melton Prior (12 September 1845 - 2 November 1910), was an English artist and war correspondent for The Illustrated London News from the early 1870s until 1904. Prior was one of the leading illustrators of late Victorian Britain, noted for his ability to quickly sketch scenes. His pencil sketches were sent back to London where they were re-drawn by studio artists and engraved on wood-blocks for printing in the Saturday issues of the Illustrated London News. In addition to covering conflicts around the world, he also travelled on a number of Royal tours including accompanying the Prince of Wales to Canada in 1901. (Source: Wikipedia)
(Set of two)
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