25x19cm, xiv, 298 pp. 2 colour plates, 74 b/w illustrations. Indexes. // During the 18th and 19th centuries, Indian artists were commonly employed by the British East India Company and its servants to illustrate the manner and custom of India. Their work, known under the general term ?Company Painting' is represented in the IOL by almost 3000 examples, a representative selection being shown here.

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Title

COMPANY DRAWINGS IN THE INDIA OFFICE LIBRARY

Publisher

HMSO, London

Publication Date

1972

Language

English

ISBN 10

0118804227

ISBN 13

9780118804226

Binding

Cloth.

Condition

Good, unless otherwise noted.

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East India Company employed Indian artists to illustrate the manners and customs of India and record its picturesque sights, monuments, deities, festivals, methods of transport and occupations.

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