Image: Eight Gurkha men depicted in a British Indian painting, 1815
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Description: Eight Gurkha men depicted in a British Indian painting. During the 18th and 19th centuries, the British employed Indian artists to illustrate the manners and customs of India and to record scenes of monuments, deities, festivals, and occupations.This is one such 'Company' painting commissioned by William Fraser in 1815 whilst he was Deputy Resident of Delhi.
Title: Eight Gurkha men depicted in a British Indian painting, 1815
Credit: http://www.flickr.com/photos/daviddb/425742356/
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