THE SPLENDOR, LUXURY AND LEGACY OF INDIA'S GREATEST KINGS IS BEING EXPERIENCES BY VISITORS TO THE ART GALLERY OF ONTARIO, TORONTO, WITH 'MAHARAJAH: THE SPLENDOR OF INDIA'S ROYAL COURTS'. THE CANADIAN EXCLUSIVE, ORGANIZED BY LONDON'S VICTORIA AND ALBERT MUSEUM, FEATURES OVER 200 STUNNING WORKS SPANNING THREE CENTURIES OF HISTORY AND WILL BE ON VIEW AT THE AGO UNTIL 3.APRIL.2011. THE EXHIBITION HAS RECEIVED MORE SUPPORT FROM THE CORPORATE COMMUNITY THAN ANY OTHER EXHIBITION IN THE GALLERY'S 110 YEAR HISTORY, RESULTING IN THE UNPRECEDENTED OFFER OF FREE ADMISSION TO VISITORS 25 AND UNDER FOR THE RUN OF THE EXHIBITION. THE 'FREE FOR 25 AND UNDER' OFFER IS GENEROUSLY SUPPORTED BY THE PATRONS OF THE EXHIBITION: FAIRFAX FINANCIAL HOLDINGS LTD, THE GLOBE MAIL, ROGERS COMMUNICATIONS INC AND SCOTIABANK GROUP. AMONG THE 200 OBJECTS ON VIEW IS THE SAFFRON-COLOURED 1934 ROLLS-ROYCE PHANTOM II, CUSTOM BUILT FOR HIS HIGHNESS THAKORE SAHIB DHARMENDRASINHJI LAKHAJIRAJ OF RAJKOT, ON LOAN FROM HIS GREAT GRANDSON HIS EXCELLENCY YS MANHATASINHJI OF RAJKOT. ALSO ON VIEW IS THE STUNNING PATIALA NECKLACE, THE LARGEST SINGLE COMMISSION IN THE HOUSE OF CARTIER'S HISTORY. COMPLETED IN 1928 AND RESTORED IN 2002, THE PIECE OF CEREMONIAL JEWELRY ORIGINALLY CONTAINED 2,930 DIAMONDS AND WEIGHED NEARLY 1,000 CARATS. OTHER KEY WORKS IN THE SHOW INCLUDE: THE FAMED THRONE ONCE BELONGED TO MAHARAJAH RANJIT SINGH; A LIFE-SIZED MODEL ELEPHANT ADORNED WITH TEXTILES AND TRAPPINGS AND ACCOMPANIED BY A SILVER HOWDAH FROM THE EARLY 19th CENTURY; A SILVER CARRIAGE COMMISSIONED BY THE MAHARAJAH OF BHAVNAGAR; PAINTINGS OF SPECTACULAR ROYAL PROCESSIONS; ROYAL COSTUMES AND TRADITIONAL DRESS WORN BY GREAT KINGS AND QUEENS; CEREMONIAL WEAPONS INCLUDING DAGGERS, SWORDS AND A MATCHLOCK GUN; AND PRIZED PHOTOGRAPHS BY CELEBRATED ARTISTS SUCH AS MAN RAY AND CECIL BEATON.
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