Indian Sculpture and Painting, Illustrated by Typical Masterpieces, with an Explanation of their Motives and Ideals c12.143

c12.143

These extremely interesting drawings of Anglo-Indian *burra-sahibs* and *mem-sahibs* living in Bengal in the Georgian period were presented to the Calcutta Art Gallery by Mr. Abanindro Nath Tagore. They were found in the possession of a native artist of Calcutta, one of whose ancestors, Gulab Lal, was employed by the Mogul Court about the year 1719, in the reign of Muhammad Shah. Though lacking the wonderful *finesse* of the best Mogul miniaturists, they are of high artistic merit, and give very amusing glimpses into the Anglo-Indian life of that time.