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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 and Indian nobles.

References

  1. ^ William Dalrymple on The Dehlie Book | Art and design | The Guardian
  2. ^ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/09/arts/design/princes-and-painters-in-mughal-delhi-at-asia-society.html?_r=0
  3. ^ http://www.christies.com/lotfinder/drawings-watercolors/a-fraser-album-artist-1815-1819-the-bullock-drawn-5234711-details.aspx
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