Ajanta: The Colour and Monochrome Reproductions of the Ajanta Frescoes Based on Photography v1.c3.7

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After the cleaning of the frescoes so far as was practicable, the next step was to bring out to Ajanta an expert in colour photography. In the beginning Mr. O. H. Browne, of the Hyderabad Electricity Department, kindly made some experiments; but later the services of Mr. E. L. Vasey, a British expert, were recommended by Sir John Marshall and Sir Aurel Stein, who, it may be added parenthetically, have advised the Archaeological Department of Hyderabad most willingly at every stage of this scheme. The recommendation was readily accepted by His Exalted Highness's Government, and Mr. Vasey was engaged for five months, during which time he photographed nearly all the frescoes which have survived the ravages of time and have recently been thoroughly conserved.