Updated November 2026 · ranked by our popularity score (searches, visits and orders for each work) · 1 works by Charles Neilson in our catalogue
In short
Swami Vivekananda at Alameda (1900) is the Charles Neilson painting that draws the most eyes; the original belongs to the Vivekananda House, Chennai. Among the 1 works of Charles Neilson in our catalog, these 1 are the most famous, each a unique original presented with its year, its museum and the reason it endures.
“According to Mrs. Allan someone then said, ‘Oh Swami, please smile for us!’ Whereupon, Swamiji smiled, and as he did so the second photograph [101] of which Mrs. Allan once said, ‘You will see everything in it,’ was taken. Both pictures are reproduced here: the cross one and the all-inclusive one. “One does indeed find everything in Swamiji’s smiling picture, and it is small wonder; for throughout his stay in…
The museum that holds the most of the paintings on this page.
| Museum | City | Works by Charles Neilson | Paintings from this list |
|---|---|---|---|
 Vivekananda House |
Chennai | 1 | Swami Vivekananda at Alameda |
All the dated Charles Neilson originals shown here belong to a single year, 1900: they appear in order of fame.
Pick a year to see its originals.
“According to Mrs. Allan someone then said, ‘Oh Swami, please smile for us!’ Whereupon, Swamiji smiled, and as he did so the second photograph [101] of which Mrs. Allan once said, ‘You will see everything in it,’ was taken. Both pictures are reproduced here: the cross one and the all-inclusive one. “One does indeed find everything in Swamiji’s smiling picture, and it is small wonder; for throughout his stay in…
Swami Vivekananda at Alameda (1900).
11 years old: Swami Vivekananda at Alameda dates from 1900, and Charles Neilson was born in 1889.
Our catalog holds 1 works by Charles Neilson.
Mostly in Vivekananda House (Chennai). The museum table above lists them all.
