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[[File:Elephant and driver, probably from the Mughal Emperor's stable with a hunting howdar, including pistol, bows and a rifle.jpg|thumb|220px|A folio from ''Fraser Album'', ca 1815-1819 ]] |
[[File:Elephant and driver, probably from the Mughal Emperor's stable with a hunting howdar, including pistol, bows and a rifle.jpg|thumb|220px|A folio from ''Fraser Album'', ca 1815-1819 ]] |
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[[File:William Fraser.jpg|thumb|200px|[[William Fraser (British India civil servant)|William Fraser, the creator]]]] |
[[File:William Fraser.jpg|thumb|200px|[[William Fraser (British India civil servant)|William Fraser, the creator]]]] |
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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>[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2003/aug/16/art.highereducation William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book | Art and design | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref> |
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>[https://www.theguardian.com/artanddesign/2003/aug/16/art.highereducation William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book | Art and design | The Guardian<!-- Bot generated title -->]</ref><ref>https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/arts/design/princes-and-painters-in-mughal-delhi-at-asia-society.html?_r=0</ref> This work is an important documentation of the Mughal empire towards its end. |
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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, Haryana|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 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, Haryana|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. |
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Revision as of 04:04, 27 February 2017
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]
See also
References
- ^ William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book | Art and design | The Guardian
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/arts/design/princes-and-painters-in-mughal-delhi-at-asia-society.html?_r=0
- ^ A Fraser Album Artist, 1815-1819 | The Bullock-drawn carriage of Prince Mirza Babur | Private Collections & Country House Sales Auction | watercolor, Great Britain | Christie'...