1st Edition
The Artificial Empire The Indian Landscapes of William Hodges
By G. H. R. Tillotson
Copyright 2000
170 Pages
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Routledge
178 Pages
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Routledge
162 Pages
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Routledge
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The role of the visual arts in the assertion of European colonial power has been the subject of much recent investigation and redefinition. This book takes as a ground for discussion the representation of Indian scenery and architecture by British artists in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It includes the work of a diversity of artists from the Daniells to Edward Lear, but... Read more
Introduction Chapter One The Picturesque Prospect Chapter Two Drawn on the Spot Chapter Three Others 1 Designs Chapter Four Colonial and Visual Domains Chapter Five With Architecture in Mind
Biography
G. H. R. Tillotson
'The author places his artist in his own context as well as in that of a century of British painting in India. It is a worthy attempt to reconcile history and art history.' - Country Life
