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| Keywords: Raja Sarabhoji of Tanjore.jpg en A local artist painted this portrait of Raja Sarabhoji of Tanjore Thanjavur on glass around 1860 The raja is holding a flower This is a common feature of portraits of Indian rulers It symbolises the sitter's sensitive and cultured nature Most Company Paintings pictures made by Indian artists for the British were on paper or less common on ivory and mica talc Artists also occasionally used cloth wood or even conch shell Chinese artists appear to have introduced glass-painting into India in the late 18th century Glass-paintings were fragile and so the British seldom brought them back to England This is one of only eight in the V A circa 1860 painted http //collections vam ac uk/item/O16864/painting-one-of-two-portraits/ Unknown production PD-Art Uploaded with UploadWizard Paintings of men of India Company style Art of India in the Victoria and Albert Museum 19th-century glass paintings Bhonsle 1860s paintings from India | ||||
