Two draughtsman at work
Painting
ca. 1785 (painted)
ca. 1785 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
This is a page from the Boileau Album. The album contains 42 Company paintings probably made by an artist from Thanjavur (Tanjore) living in Madras. Painting in Madras at this early period appears to have been linked mainly to individual patronage. John Peter Boileau commissioned this album. Boileau, whose ancestors were French, served as a member of the Madras Civil Service from 1765 to 1785. He probably had the album made to take back home to England when he retired.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Two draughtsman at work (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Paintings; Watercolour on English paper, Two draughtsman at work, Madras, ca. 1785 |
| Physical description | Two draughtsmen at work seated on European chairs at a table. One holds dividers and a pen, the other a ruler. In the foreground are three assistants. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | N5. Plan Drawers called Mootchey Cast. (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman) |
| Summary | This is a page from the Boileau Album. The album contains 42 Company paintings probably made by an artist from Thanjavur (Tanjore) living in Madras. Painting in Madras at this early period appears to have been linked mainly to individual patronage. John Peter Boileau commissioned this album. Boileau, whose ancestors were French, served as a member of the Madras Civil Service from 1765 to 1785. He probably had the album made to take back home to England when he retired. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992 36 p. ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.75:5-1954 |
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| Record created | December 17, 2002 |
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