De Almeida, Hermione, 1950-

Indian Renaissance : British romantic art and the prospect of India / Hermione de Almeida and George H. Gilpin - Aldershot, England : Ashgate, 2005 - xv, 336 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 27 cm. - British art and visual culture since 1750, new readings .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 327-332) and index

The idea of India : tiger, tree, and cave -- Oriental fantasies and Indian prospects -- English romantic art and the Indian prospect -- Storming Seringapatam : the drama and romance of empire -- Thomas Daniell and the picturesque possession of India -- Dark prospects in the light of empire -- Elegies to an Indian renaissance

An examination of British artists whose travel to the subcontinent of India influenced the Romantic Movement in England. It also discuss the impact of the images on the culture of Victorian Britain. Artists discussed include James Forbes, James Wales, Tilly Kettle, William Hodges, Johan Zoffany Francesco Renaldi, Thomas and William Daniell, Robert Home, Thomas Hickey, Arthur William Devis, R. H. Colebrooke, Alexander Allan, Henry Salt, James Baillie Fraser, Charles Gold, James Moffat, Charles D'Oyly, William Blake, J. M. W. Turner and George Chinnery

075463681X (hdbk. : alk. paper) 9780754636816 RM441.75


Art, British--18th century
Art, British--19th century
Romanticism in art--Great Britain


India--In art