[Pramāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/) › [Indian literature](https://indike.org/pramana/in) › [Dark Ages](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages) › [Travellers (1500–1858)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel) › [Histoire de la dernière révolution des États du Grand Mogol](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier) › [Travels in the Mogul Empire (Constable)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable) › 5.3.7 # Travels in the Mogul Empire (Bernier) 5.3.7 Travels in the Mogul Empire (Constable) 5.3.7 - **Language:** English ### [5.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.3.7) Workshops, occupied by skilful artisans, would be vainly sought for in Dehli, which has very little to boast of in that respect. This is not owing to any inability in the people to cultivate the arts, for there are ingenious men in every part of the Indies. Numerous are the instances of handsome pieces of workmanship made by persons destitute of tools, and who can scarcely be said to have received instruction from a master. Sometimes they imitate so perfectly articles of European manufacture that the difference between the original and copy can hardly be discerned. Among other things, the Indians make excellent muskets, and fowling-pieces, and such beautiful gold ornaments that it may be doubted if the exquisite workmanship of those articles can be exceeded by any European goldsmith. I have often admired the beauty, softness, and delicacy of their paintings and miniatures, and was particularly struck with the exploits of Ekbar, painted on a shield by a celebrated artist, who is said to have been seven years in completing the picture. I thought it a wonderful performance. The Indian painters are chiefly deficient in just proportions, and in the expression of the face; but these defects would soon be corrected if they possessed good masters, and were instructed in the rules of art. - [Previous: 5.3.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.3.6) - [Next: 5.4.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.4.1) - [Up: 5.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.3) --- Source: [https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.3.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.darkages.travel.bernier~en-constable.5.3.7) · Pramāṇa