Ravi Varma s hitherto unseen portrait of his granddaughter on display in Bengaluru on April 29-30 udayavani.com - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from udayavani.com Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
The portrait features a three-year-old toddler staring defiantly back at the artist, her grandfather, as if aware of what life has in store for her already. Baby Pooradam Thirunal Sethu Lakshmi Bayi was painted by Varma in 1898, a mere three years before she was chosen as the senior rani of Kingdom of Travancore.
On the occasion of the 176th birth anniversary of Raja Ravi Varma, the Travancore royal and artist designated as a national treasure, the Raja Ravi Varma Heritage Foundation will present 'Daughter of Providence' a first-of-its-kind .