[Rarebooks] FS: Historic India Seen by British Artists

[Joslin Hall Rare Books]

TITLE: “From Merchants to Emperors. British Artists and India, 1757-1930”

By Pratapaditya Pal & Vidya Dehejia.
Published by the Cornell University Press in 1986.

DISCUSSION: During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the British established
a presence in India that was to last almost two centuries. Throughout
these years of British control, exciting moments of discovery occurred as
the two cultures interacted. From Merchants to Emperors, a collection of
drawings, watercolors, photographs, prints and sketchbooks together with a
fascinating narrative written by two eminent authorities on India,
provides a record of the lives of the British in their adopted land.

The Library Journal wrote- “This volume is a tour de force that will
inform and enchant anyone interested in the British experience in India.
Based on a series of lectures the authors delivered at the Pierpont Morgan
Library in connection with an exhibit for the Festival of India, the text
enticingly portrays the British fascination with visual representations of
India. The 223 illustrations include drawings, watercolors, photographs,
prints, and sketchbooks; 120 of them come from the Paul F. Walter
Collection in New York, the rest from a dozen public and private
collections”.

DESCRIPTION: Hardcover. 8.5”x12”, 231 pages, 12 color plates and 220 black
& white illustrations, dust jacket.

CONDITION NOTES: Minor wear, but otherwise clean and nice, with a tight
binding.

PRICE: $50-

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