Unsung Artists of Colonial India Flower Paintings

Published on: January 25, 2026 by Gourav kumar singh

Henry J. Noltie, a botanical historian, curator, and taxonomist, describes the paintings we are viewing as “palimpsests that mix art and science.” History and Purpose of Botanical Paintings in India Indian artists produced these pieces throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, mostly at the request of East India Company (EIC) officers and then by British … Read more