William Dalrymple on ‘Panorama of a Small British Station on the Ganges’

William Dalrymple on ‘Panorama of a Small British Station on the Ganges’

William Dalrymple on ‘Panorama of a Small British Station on the Ganges’

William Dalrymple on ‘Panorama of a Small British Station on the Ganges’

'Iconic Masterpieces of Indian Modern Art, Edition 2' opened on 11 February, featuring fifty artworks which shaped the trajectory of pre-modern and modern art in the country. As part of the exhibition, William Dalrymple reflects on the painting ‘Panorama of a Small British Station on the Ganges’. Commissioned by Major James Natheniel Rind and painted like a scientific record of a scenario, the composition evokes a transitional phase between an older Mughal ethos and the emerging world of the Company.

Join us for a talk by William Dalrymple on Indian Painting for the East India Company on Wednesday, 5th April 2023, 7pm at DAG, 22A Janpath Road, Windsor Place, New Delhi