From Merchants to Emperors: British Artists and India, 1757-1930

By Pratapaditya Pal

Book Overview

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.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0801493862
• ISBN13: 9780801493867
• Release Date: January 1986
• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Length: 231 Pages
• Weight: 0.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 12.3" x 0.8" x 8.5"