02620namaa2200517uu 4500 doab99404 oapen 20260305123951.0 m o d cr|mn|---annan 230418s2023 xx |||||o ||| 0|eng d 9781003379515 9781003379515 9781032361178 9781032478654 10.4324/9781003379515 doi oapen oapen eng dc AB bicssc AGA bicssc GTM bicssc JB bicssc NH bicssc NHF bicssc Howes, Jennifer aut The Art of a Corporation The East India Company as Patron and Collector, 1600-1860 Taylor & Francis 2023 1 online resource text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Free-to-read Unrestricted online access star The Art of a Corporation is a comprehensive study of artworks that were commissioned and collected by the East India Company from the early 17th to the mid-19th century. These items range from oil paintings on canvas and marble statuary, to sandstone Buddhas and metal figurines of Hindu deities. The book takes a chronological approach and focuses on provenance to show that objects are valuable primary resources for understanding the East India Company's history. The artworks illustrate how one of the longest surviving multinational corporations in the western world changed over its three-century history and provide a powerful visual account of its perpetually reinvented image. This book is a must read for scholars and researchers of art history, colonial art, colonial studies, British history, economic history, business history, South Asian history, post-colonial studies and cultural studies. All rights reserved http://oapen.org/content/about-rights English Asian history bicssc History of art bicssc History bicssc Regional / International studies bicssc Society and culture: general bicssc The arts: general topics bicssc History of art, modern art, British History, Imperial and colonial history, Asian history, Indian history, East India company DOAB Library. https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/99404 0 Free-to-read: DOAB: description of the publication 93080 93080