A Family Of Tartars
by Heritage Images
Title
A Family Of Tartars
Artist
Heritage Images
Medium
Drawing - Illustration
Description
A Family of Tartars, circa 1885. This painting depicts men of Turkic descent migrating into India from western Asia. No longer with the ambition to conquer, like the Turko-Mongol rulers Timur (d. 1405) and Babur (c. 1530), the first Mughal emperor, these migrants are seeking new lands in which to settle as immigrants. The highly detailed subjects are placed against a plain background, as if the figures were designed for objective study and categorization. Indian artists made works such as this for the British in India, who were interested in collecting accurate visual records of flora, fauna, and ethnic groups who inhabited the land they colonized in 1858. Creator Alexandre-Gabriel Decamps (French, 1803-1860). (Photo by Heritage Arts/Heritage Images via Getty Images)
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January 28th, 2021
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