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The '''Fraser Album''' is a collection of paintings commissioned by [[British India Civil Service|British Indian civil servant]], [[William Fraser (British India civil servant)|William Fraser]]. It is considered among the greatest masterpieces of [[Indian art]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2003/aug/16/art.highereducation|title=William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book|first=William|last=Dalrymple|date=16 August 2003|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/arts/design/princes-and-painters-in-mughal-delhi-at-asia-society.html|title=Scenes From a Dying Empire|first=Martha|last=Schwendener|date=8 March 2012|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> This work is an important documentation of the Mughal empire towards its end. |
The '''Fraser Album''' is a collection of paintings commissioned by [[British India Civil Service|British Indian civil servant]], [[William Fraser (British India civil servant)|William Fraser]]. It is considered among the greatest masterpieces of [[Indian art]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2003/aug/16/art.highereducation|title=William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book|first=William|last=Dalrymple|date=16 August 2003|via=www.theguardian.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/arts/design/princes-and-painters-in-mughal-delhi-at-asia-society.html|title=Scenes From a Dying Empire|first=Martha|last=Schwendener|date=8 March 2012|via=NYTimes.com}}</ref> This work is an important documentation of the Mughal empire towards its end. |
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The album works were painted between 1815 to 1819.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5234711|title=A Fraser Album Artist, 1815-1819 , The Bullock-drawn carriage of Prince Mirza Babur|website=www.christies.com}}</ref> |
The album works were painted between 1815 to 1819.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.christies.com/lotfinder/lot_details.aspx?intObjectID=5234711|title=A Fraser Album Artist, 1815-1819 , The Bullock-drawn carriage of Prince Mirza Babur|website=www.christies.com}}</ref> |
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== Artworks == |
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File:Anonymous - Villagers Grinding Corn, page from the Fraser Album - 1981.248 - Art Institute of Chicago.jpg|Villagers Grinding Corn, a folio from the ''Fraser Album, [[Art Institute of Chicago]]'' |
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==See also== |
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Revision as of 20:42, 1 October 2021
The Fraser Album is a collection of paintings commissioned by British Indian civil servant, William Fraser. It is considered among the greatest masterpieces of Indian art.[1][2] This work is an important documentation of the Mughal empire towards its end.
The artwork covered the life in Mughal era during the time. It compendium has portraits of villagers, soldiers, holy men, dancing women, Afghan horse-dealers, ascetics, village of Rania and Indian nobles. Some of the noted Mughal painters like Ghulam Ali Khan, his brother Faiz, and family worked on the Fraser Album, after financial support from the Mughal emperor diminished.
The album works were painted between 1815 to 1819.[3]
Artworks
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Villagers Grinding Corn, a folio from the Fraser Album, Art Institute of Chicago -
Elephant and driver, a folio from the Fraser Album, ca 1815-1819
See also
References
- ^ Dalrymple, William (16 August 2003). "William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book" – via www.theguardian.com.
- ^ Schwendener, Martha (8 March 2012). "Scenes From a Dying Empire" – via NYTimes.com.
- ^ "A Fraser Album Artist, 1815-1819 , The Bullock-drawn carriage of Prince Mirza Babur". www.christies.com.