Art of a Corporation - The East India Company As Patron and Collector, 1600-1860

The Art of a Corporation is a comprehensive study of artworks that were commissioned and collected by the East India Company from the early 17th to the mid-19th century.

List of contents

List of illustrations
Preface
Acknowledgements
List of abbreviations
Introduction
1 Chaos to confidence
2 Landscape and imperialism
3 Romans
4 Scandals
5 Indian sculpture
6 Bureaucracy
7 Continuities
Bibliography
Index

About the author

Jennifer Howes is a London-based art historian who specialises in the art and architecture of India's colonial period.

Product details

• Authors: Jennifer Howes, Howes Jennifer
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 13.03.2025
• EAN: 9781032478654
• ISBN: 978-1-0-3247865-4
• No. of pages: 218
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Art > General, dictionaries; Natural sciences, medicine, IT, technology > Geosciences > Geography; Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories; Asia, The arts: general issues, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Regional Studies, ART / History / General, ART / Asian / Indian & South Asian, History of art / art & design styles, History of Art, Regional Studies, Regional / International studies, Asian History, Teaching of a specific subject, Indian sub-continent, South Asia (Indian sub-continent), The arts: general topics, HISTORY / Asia / South / General, EDUCATION / Teaching / Subjects / General