Star Of India Collection

Edward VII investing the Maharajah of Jodhpore with the Star of India
3586463 Edward VII investing the Maharajah of Jodhpore with the Star of India; (add.info.: Engraving depicting Edward VII (1841-1910), as the Prince of Wales

Illustration depicting King Edward VII, presiding at a Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta
3523054 Illustration depicting King Edward VII, presiding at a Grand Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta; (add.info.: Illustration depicting King Edward VII (1841-1910)

The Rajah of Kapoorthalla, Knight of the Order of the Star of India, 1864. Creator: Unknown
The Rajah of Kapoorthalla, Knight of the Order of the Star of India, 1864. The Rajah Randhir Singh, of Kapoorthalla, is one of the Princes of the Punjaub whom Sir John Lawrence

The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad...1876. Creator: Unknown
The Prince of Wales in India: Chapter of the Star of India at Allahabad, from a sketch by one of our special artists, 1876

The Prince of Wales Investing a Native Prince with the Grand Cross of the Star of India... 1876. Creator: C.R
The Prince of Wales Investing a Native Prince with the Grand Cross of the Star of India at Calcutta, 1876. The future King Edward VII bestows a decoration on an Indian ruler

The Nawab of Junagadh, KG, CSI, and his Court (engraving)
1057836 The Nawab of Junagadh, KG, CSI, and his Court (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Nawab of Junagadh, KG, CSI, and his Court)

Celebrities of the Day, Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps, GCSI (engraving)
1061415 Celebrities of the Day, Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps, GCSI (engraving) by Wilson, Thomas Walter (1851-1912); Private Collection; (add.info.: Celebrities of the Day, Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps)

Reminiscences of the Late Sir Jung Bahadoor (engraving)
1059509 Reminiscences of the Late Sir Jung Bahadoor (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: Reminiscences of the Late Sir Jung Bahadoor)

A Meeting of the Indian Council (engraving)
1059374 A Meeting of the Indian Council (engraving) by Durand, Godefroy (1832-1896); Private Collection; (add.info.: A Meeting of the Indian Council)

Installation of Sir W M Gomm, GCB; GCSI, as Constable of the Tower, inspecting the Beefeaters (engraving)
1058195 Installation of Sir W M Gomm, GCB; GCSI, as Constable of the Tower, inspecting the Beefeaters (engraving) by Durand

Unveiling a Statue of the Prince of Wales presented to the City of Bombay by Sir Albert Sassoon, CSI (engraving)
1054082 Unveiling a Statue of the Prince of Wales presented to the City of Bombay by Sir Albert Sassoon, CSI (engraving) by Durand

Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire and the Victoria Cross (chromolitho)
3643666 Orders of Knighthood of the British Empire and the Victoria Cross (chromolitho) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta, the Prince investing the Maharajah of Jodhpore (engraving)
1059372 The Chapter of the Star of India at Calcutta, the Prince investing the Maharajah of Jodhpore (engraving) by Nash, Joseph (d.1922); Private Collection; (add.info)

Major Cavagnari and Chief Sirdars and their Followers at Jellalabad (engraving)
1054145 Major Cavagnari and Chief Sirdars and their Followers at Jellalabad (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The British Association at Birmingham, Portraits of the Presidents of Sections (engraving)
1054989 The British Association at Birmingham, Portraits of the Presidents of Sections (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir George W Kellner, KCMG, CSI (engraving)
1054900 Sir George W Kellner, KCMG, CSI (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir George W Kellner, KCMG, CSI)

Testimonial to Sir C J Wingfield, KCSI, CB (engraving)
1620510 Testimonial to Sir C J Wingfield, KCSI, CB (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Testimonial to Sir C J Wingfield, KCSI, CB)

Visit of the Prince of Wales to India (engraving)
1621438 Visit of the Prince of Wales to India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Visit of the Prince of Wales to India)

The Star of India (engraving)
1619703 The Star of India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Star of India. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 17 August 1861)

Indian Representatives at the Coronation (b / w photo)
1629852 Indian Representatives at the Coronation (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Indian Representatives at the Coronation)

General Sir Frederick Paul Haines, GCB, CIS, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India (engraving)
1106456 General Sir Frederick Paul Haines, GCB, CIS, Commander-in-Chief of the Army in India (engraving) by English School

The Withdrawal from Cabul, Mr Lepel Griffin, the British Political Agent, and his Staff (engraving)
1060192 The Withdrawal from Cabul, Mr Lepel Griffin, the British Political Agent, and his Staff (engraving) by English School

The Afghan War, the Generals commanding the Expeditionary Forces (engraving)
1059992 The Afghan War, the Generals commanding the Expeditionary Forces (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan War)

New Peers, Baronets and Knights (engraving)
1614144 New Peers, Baronets and Knights (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: New Peers, Baronets and Knights)

The late Sir Frank Souter, CSI, Commissioner of Police, Bombay (engraving)
1595542 The late Sir Frank Souter, CSI, Commissioner of Police, Bombay (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Sir Frank Souter, CSI)

The Afghan Boundary Commissioners (engraving)
1591341 The Afghan Boundary Commissioners (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Afghan Boundary Commissioners)

General Sir George Pomeroy Colley, KCSI, killed at Majuba Hill, Laings Nek, on Sunday Last (engraving)
1590272 General Sir George Pomeroy Colley, KCSI, killed at Majuba Hill, Laings Nek, on Sunday Last (engraving) by English School

Lady Dufferin as Vicereine of India, c. 1884-88 (b / w photo)
495557 Lady Dufferin as Vicereine of India, c.1884-88 (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hariot Georgina Hamilton-Temple-Blackwood)

The Queen Holding the First Investiture of the Star of India (engraving)
655516 The Queen Holding the First Investiture of the Star of India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The Rajah of Kapoorthalla, Knight of the Order of the Star of India (engraving)
1613420 The Rajah of Kapoorthalla, Knight of the Order of the Star of India (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Rajah of Kapoorthalla)

General Lord Clyde, GCB, KSI (engraving)
1620308 General Lord Clyde, GCB, KSI (engraving) by Skill, Frederick John (1824-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Lord Clyde, GCB, KSI)

The Prince Consort (engraving)
1620032 The Prince Consort (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Prince Consort. Illustration for The Illustrated London News, 28 December 1861)

Nawab Gholam Hussein Khan, CSI, British Envoy to the Ameer of Cabul (engraving)
1621601 Nawab Gholam Hussein Khan, CSI, British Envoy to the Ameer of Cabul (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Nawab Gholam Hussein Khan, CSI)

Sir Albert David Sassoon, CSI (engraving)
1613738 Sir Albert David Sassoon, CSI (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Albert David Sassoon, CSI)

Sir C P Ilbert, KCSI, New Clerk of the House of Commons (b / w photo)
1629346 Sir C P Ilbert, KCSI, New Clerk of the House of Commons (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir C P Ilbert, KCSI)

Statue of the Honourable Prussano Komar Tagore, CSI, for the Senate-House at Calcutta (engraving)
1622343 Statue of the Honourable Prussano Komar Tagore, CSI, for the Senate-House at Calcutta (engraving) by English School

The late Maharajah of Mysore, GCSI, and his Family (b / w photo)
1627765 The late Maharajah of Mysore, GCSI, and his Family (b/w photo) by English Photographer, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The late Maharajah of Mysore, GCSI, and his Family)

The Amatonga Deputation to England (engraving)
1595097 The Amatonga Deputation to England (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Amatonga Deputation to England)

Sir Joseph Fayrer, KCSI, MD (engraving)
1591803 Sir Joseph Fayrer, KCSI, MD (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Joseph Fayrer, KCSI, MD)

The Public Life of Queen Victoria (litho)
1593879 The Public Life of Queen Victoria (litho) by Robinson, Charles (1840-81); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Public Life of Queen Victoria)

Sir Fitzjames Stephen, KCSI, the New Judge of the Exchequer (engraving)
1106525 Sir Fitzjames Stephen, KCSI, the New Judge of the Exchequer (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Fitzjames Stephen, KCSI)

The Right Honourable Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, Baronet, GCB, KSI, Her Majestys New Viceroy in India (engraving)
1102968 The Right Honourable Sir John Laird Mair Lawrence, Baronet, GCB, KSI, Her Majestys New Viceroy in India (engraving) by English School

The Late Major-General Sir Alexander Cunningham, KCIE, CSI (engraving)
1063259 The Late Major-General Sir Alexander Cunningham, KCIE, CSI (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Major-General Sir Alexander Cunningham)

The Late Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, GCSI (engraving)
1063120 The Late Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, GCSI (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The Late Maharajah Dhuleep Singh, GCSI)

The Late Major Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, KCB, CSI, British Resident at Cabul (engraving)
1099746 The Late Major Sir Pierre Louis Napoleon Cavagnari, KCB, CSI, British Resident at Cabul (engraving) by English School

General Sir Robert Napier, KCB, and GCSI, Commander of the Abyssinian Expedition (engraving)
1620576 General Sir Robert Napier, KCB, and GCSI, Commander of the Abyssinian Expedition (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: General Sir Robert Napier, KCB)

The Right Honourable Sir James Fergusson, GCSI, the New Postmaster-General (engraving)
1591938 The Right Honourable Sir James Fergusson, GCSI, the New Postmaster-General (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Sir Cowasjee Jehanghier, CSI, Knight (engraving)
1596538 Sir Cowasjee Jehanghier, CSI, Knight (engraving) by Watkins, Frank (fl.1859-94); Private Collection; (add.info.: Sir Cowasjee Jehanghier, CSI, Knight)

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"The Star of India: A Glimpse into the Glorious Past" Step back in time and immerse yourself in the captivating world of the Star of India. This enchanting collection of engravings takes us on a journey through history, showcasing remarkable individuals and significant events that shaped an era. Enter the opulent court of The Nawab of Junagadh, KG, CSI, where power and grandeur reign supreme. As we gaze upon this exquisite engraving, we are transported to a bygone era filled with regal splendor and majestic charm. Intriguingly, we encounter "Celebrities of the Day, " including Comte Ferdinand de Lesseps, GCSI. These influential figures captivate our attention as they leave an indelible mark on society with their accomplishments and charisma. Reminiscences come alive through another evocative engraving depicting Sir Jung Bahadoor. His presence exudes strength and wisdom as he stands tall amidst his surroundings – a testament to his enduring legacy. A pivotal moment unfolds before our eyes as we witness "A Meeting of the Indian Council. " Here, decisions were made that would shape destinies and forge paths towards progress. The intensity is palpable as minds converge to chart a course for a brighter future. The installation ceremony of Sir W M Gomm, GCB; GCSI as Constable of the Tower transports us to London's iconic landmark. We observe with awe-struck admiration as he inspects the Beefeaters – guardians who have faithfully protected this historic fortress for centuries. Our senses are heightened when witnessing monumental occasions like "Unveiling a Statue" presented by Sir Albert Sassoon, CSI to Bombay City in honor of Prince Wales. Such gestures symbolize unity between nations while celebrating shared values and friendship. The Orders of Knighthood proudly displayed in vibrant chromolitho remind us that bravery knows no boundaries or borders.