From Merchants to Emperors: British Artists and India, 1757-1930During the reign of Queen Elizabeth I, the British established a presence in India that was to last over three centuries. Throughout these years of British control, exciting moments of discovery occurred as the two cultures met and interacted. |
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Foreword by Charles Ryskamp | 7 |
Transporters of Picturesque Beauties | 21 |
Strangers in the Land of Regrets | 45 |
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