Raja Ravi Varma's portrait of his granddaughter to be displayed at Bengaluru exhibition
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.
Source: indiatimes.com