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Crosby Hall was the East India Company's headquarters from 1621 to 1638. It was in Bishopsgate until 1910, when the entire building was moved to Chelsea. It's now the private residence of Christopher Moran. Watercolour in the V&A, made In the 1830s. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102862...
November 16, 2024 at 2:13 PM
Crosby Hall was the East India Company's headquarters from 1621 to 1638. It was in Bishopsgate until 1910, when the entire building was moved to Chelsea. It's now the private residence of Christopher Moran. Watercolour in the V&A, made In the 1830s. collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O102862...
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“The Art of a Corporation” is my illustrated book on paintings, sculpture, etc. commissioned & collected by the East India Company in the 17th, 18th & 19th centuries. Chapter 1 is free open access on Routledge’s website. Buy the less expensive Manohar edition on Abe Books.
November 10, 2024 at 8:07 AM
“The Art of a Corporation” is my illustrated book on paintings, sculpture, etc. commissioned & collected by the East India Company in the 17th, 18th & 19th centuries. Chapter 1 is free open access on Routledge’s website. Buy the less expensive Manohar edition on Abe Books.
The Meeting of the Eyes
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Manaku (active ca. 1725–60)
Pahari School
Guler, Himachal Pradesh, India,
circa 1750
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Manaku (active ca. 1725–60)
Pahari School
Guler, Himachal Pradesh, India,
circa 1750
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Manaku | The Meeting of the Eyes | India (Guler, Himachal Pradesh) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
www.metmuseum.org
November 16, 2024 at 11:37 PM
The Meeting of the Eyes
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Manaku (active ca. 1725–60)
Pahari School
Guler, Himachal Pradesh, India,
circa 1750
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
Opaque watercolour and gold on paper
Manaku (active ca. 1725–60)
Pahari School
Guler, Himachal Pradesh, India,
circa 1750
www.metmuseum.org/art/collecti...
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Welcome new followers! Time for another quick book promotion:
Hailed as a "masterpiece" by William Dalrymple, "path-breaking" by Aneesh Pradhan and "the standard-bearer in the field" by Davesh Soneji, the paperback of my book Music & Musicians in Late Mughal India is out now:
amzn.eu/d/62rmDF2
Hailed as a "masterpiece" by William Dalrymple, "path-breaking" by Aneesh Pradhan and "the standard-bearer in the field" by Davesh Soneji, the paperback of my book Music & Musicians in Late Mughal India is out now:
amzn.eu/d/62rmDF2
Music and Musicians in Late Mughal India: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858 : Schofield, Katherine Butler: Amazon.co.uk: Books
Music and Musicians in Late Mughal India: Histories of the Ephemeral, 1748–1858 : Schofield, Katherine Butler: Amazon.co.uk: Books
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November 14, 2024 at 10:15 AM
Welcome new followers! Time for another quick book promotion:
Hailed as a "masterpiece" by William Dalrymple, "path-breaking" by Aneesh Pradhan and "the standard-bearer in the field" by Davesh Soneji, the paperback of my book Music & Musicians in Late Mughal India is out now:
amzn.eu/d/62rmDF2
Hailed as a "masterpiece" by William Dalrymple, "path-breaking" by Aneesh Pradhan and "the standard-bearer in the field" by Davesh Soneji, the paperback of my book Music & Musicians in Late Mughal India is out now:
amzn.eu/d/62rmDF2
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Fantastic to see so many new followers! Don’t forget to register for our two remaining seminars for the autumn term - Chris Jones (Foundling Museum) in Wednesday 20th Nov and Francis Boorman (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) Wednesday 4th Dec
www.history.ac.uk/seminars/bri...
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British History in the Long 18th Century
A forum for debate on all aspects of research into the history of Britain and associated regions during the long eighteenth century.
www.history.ac.uk
November 8, 2024 at 10:15 PM
Fantastic to see so many new followers! Don’t forget to register for our two remaining seminars for the autumn term - Chris Jones (Foundling Museum) in Wednesday 20th Nov and Francis Boorman (Institute of Advanced Legal Studies) Wednesday 4th Dec
www.history.ac.uk/seminars/bri...
@ihr.bsky.social
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@ihr.bsky.social
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Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand, Himalaya, India.
November 15, 2024 at 8:02 AM
Valley of Flowers National Park, Uttarakhand, Himalaya, India.
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The US has returned more than 1,400 looted artifacts worth $10 million to India as part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office says.
US returns looted antiquities worth $10 million to India | CNN
Manhattan’s District Attorney has sent back more than 1,400 looted artifacts as part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia.
www.cnn.com
November 15, 2024 at 10:09 AM
The US has returned more than 1,400 looted artifacts worth $10 million to India as part of an ongoing initiative to repatriate stolen art from countries across South and Southeast Asia, the Manhattan District Attorney’s office says.
Bahadur Shah 'Zafar' (1775-1862),
King of Delhi (1837-57), aged 83, in captivity
Photo by Robert Tytler (1818-72)
Delhi,
May 1858
"Taken while the ex-king was awaiting trial...It was, apparently, common practice for Europeans to visit the ex-King in captivity..."
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King of Delhi (1837-57), aged 83, in captivity
Photo by Robert Tytler (1818-72)
Delhi,
May 1858
"Taken while the ex-king was awaiting trial...It was, apparently, common practice for Europeans to visit the ex-King in captivity..."
imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/3308/
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November 15, 2024 at 5:40 PM
Bahadur Shah 'Zafar' (1775-1862),
King of Delhi (1837-57), aged 83, in captivity
Photo by Robert Tytler (1818-72)
Delhi,
May 1858
"Taken while the ex-king was awaiting trial...It was, apparently, common practice for Europeans to visit the ex-King in captivity..."
imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/3308/
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King of Delhi (1837-57), aged 83, in captivity
Photo by Robert Tytler (1818-72)
Delhi,
May 1858
"Taken while the ex-king was awaiting trial...It was, apparently, common practice for Europeans to visit the ex-King in captivity..."
imagesonline.bl.uk/asset/3308/
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