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On the southern part of the Kalyana Mantapa is
the portrait gallery. The focal points of the gallery are two
portraits by Raja Ravivarma of the one year old child prince
Krishnaraja Wodeyar IV. Considered national treasures the
paintings also show fine examples of the traditional royal
jewellery of the nineteenth century.
The portrait gallery also has two large portraits of King Edward
VII and Queen Alexandra, by English artist Harold Speed. Other
portraits of interest are a miniature of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III
in water-colour and gold and an oil on canvas of Yuvaraja
Narasimharaja Wodeyar by Felix Wecksler.
The portrait gallery also contains a fine selection of
photographs from the nineteenth century, the most interesting
being a large portrait of Krishnaraja Wodeyar III, consisting of
thin bromide prints pasted on canvas, by palace photographer R.
Vasu. |
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| Apart from this the Palace also houses innumerous examples of
traditional Mysore paintings. Artists of this school used locally
available material for their paintings Subjects of the paintings include
Hindu deities, courtly life, historic battles and scenes from the great
Indian epics. |
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