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===The work=== |
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It is a compendium of portraits of villagers, soldiers, , holy men, dancing women and Indian nobles. |
It is a compendium of portraits of villagers, soldiers, , holy men, dancing women, Afghan horse-dealers, ascetics and Indian nobles. |
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Revision as of 16:16, 4 February 2014
Fraser Album is a collection of paintings commissioned by British Indian civil servant, William Fraser. It is considered as the greatest masterpieces of Indian art.[1][2]
History
The album works were painted around 1815 to 1819.[3]
The work
It is a compendium of portraits of villagers, soldiers, , holy men, dancing women, Afghan horse-dealers, ascetics and Indian nobles.
References
- ^ William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book | Art and design | The Guardian
- ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/arts/design/princes-and-painters-in-mughal-delhi-at-asia-society.html?_r=0
- ^ http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/drawings-watercolors/a-fraser-album-artist-1815-1819-the-bullock-drawn-5234711-details.aspx