
- A military officer of the East India Company
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A military officer of the East India Company
- Object:
Painting
- Place of origin:
Murshidabad (made)
- Date:
ca. 1765 - ca. 1770 (painted)
- Artist/Maker:
Unknown
- Materials and Techniques:
Opaque watercolour on paper
- Museum number:
IS.16-1955
- Gallery location:
In Storage
The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one shows a military officer of the East India Company. The Indian artist has used the technique and style of the late Mughal Murshidabad school of painting. However, the style is moving in the direction of Company painting. The tree in particular shows the influence of European watercolours. The river is probably the Bhagirathi in West Bengal.