After Days of Fine Weather, Heat is Back & so is the Umbrella
This c1830 of "'A Bearer Holding a Fan' from was sold by yesterday for £1000
doesn't it look like a painting by Yellapah?

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Discover more from with our exhibition catalogue, now 25% off! Edited by writer and historian , explore the beauty of the Indian natural world in one hundred masterpieces of astonishing brilliance and originality.

Buy here: https://t.co/MNr3eB8mwo

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is now into its final weeks!

Discover more about the show by joining us tomorrow at 3PM BST for a free talk with and our Director, Dr Xavier Bray, as they reflect on curating this unprecedented exhibition.

Register now: https://t.co/PgHkDrHnFk

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is now open!

On for just 6 weeks, don’t miss your chance to explore these masterpieces of Indian painting, as they shed light on a forgotten moment in Anglo-Indian history.⁠

Limited number of tickets available, book yours now.

https://t.co/DOwypLCn6L

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Blame an interdisciplinary arts education but being immersed in after watching (set 30 yrs later and tackling similar villains) and visiting 1780-1810 display and is pretty much perfect.

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The Chinese Hwamei perched on a Bridelia, 1778 Shaikh Zayn-Al-Din. "Hwamei" comes frm Chinese & means painted eyebrow. Frm Lady Impey Collection courtesy Sothebys.

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Today marks the opening of the first UK exhibition of works by Indian master painters commissioned by East India Company officials.

It features nine artworks from the illustration collections held 🎨 🖌️

https://t.co/ajRV4J4Oos

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