Author: ed. Rohatgi Pauline, ed. Godrej Pheroza
Place: Bombay
Publisher: Marg Publications
Year: 1995
Volume: Indian Sun ublicatiop 8
Pages: 168
ISBN: 81-85026-29-7
Source: Donated by J G Kanga
Keyword: Colonial Era, East India Company
Classification: 712
Shelf: C5R3
Accession No: B125
Contents: Introduction The East India Company’s Settlement Pictures Sketching from Nature Preface to a Lost Collection A Fair Picture The Poets Eye A Career in Art From Watercolour to Print Nature’s Tall Sentinels Charged with the Spirit of the East Apparell’D in Celestial Light Index
Abstract: “Under the Indian Sun: British Landscape Artists” examines the impact of British artists during the colonial era, focusing on their depictions of India under the East India Company. The book explores how artists, inspired by India’s landscapes, flora, fauna, and architecture, captured the subcontinent through sketches, paintings, and prints. It traces the evolution from watercolors to prints, emphasizing the use of India’s ‘celestial light’ and the mystical grandeur of its nature. Offering historical and cultural context, the work highlights the cultural exchange between East and West, showcasing how art shaped perceptions of India in both Britain and the broader world.