Indian Company School, A Man Hand Block Printing Calico Textiles, Watercolor

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An original early 19th-century watercolour painting – indian company school, a man hand block printing calico textiles.a fine indian company … Read more An original early 19th-century watercolour painting – indian company school, a man hand block printing calico textiles.a fine indian company painting of the patna school showing a man block printing textiles by hand.inscribed on the verso: 'a man printing cloth'.indian textiles are known for their beauty, with traditions of craftsmanship dating back to ancient times. The history of indian textiles also crucially reflects the legacy of colonialism; the dominant british east india company began requesting that craftsmen swap out traditional red-dyed grounds for white to better suit european tastes, and indian cloth makers also started producing chintzes with motifs inspired by english trends.this painting is one of a set of four company school trades & occupations paintings that are inscribed as being 'for w.j. Rudd esq', presumed to be a british employee of the east india company in the 19th century.this painting is a fine example of an indian company painting, produced for western (especially british) patrons in india in the 19th century, many of whom were working for the east india company. It displays the striking hybrid techniques which led to the categorisation of the ‘company’ style as a school. While incorporating traditional elements from rajput and mughal painting, they were given a more 'western' appearance through their use of perspective and rounded modelling, as opposed to the more decorative, 'flatter' styles that had gone before.in watercolour on watermarked r turkey, chafford mill, 1835 paper. Dimensions: height: 22cm (8.66") width: 18cm (7.09")presented: unframed.medium: watercolourage: early 19th-centurysigned: no.inscribed: inscribed verso.dated: --condition: light age toning and minor marks as shown. There are historical adhesive marks to the verso, from previous mounting, which have caused some additional toning to the front. Please see photos for detail. See less