Company painting was popular among the British in India and in Britain. In Britain, what form of these paintings was much in demand?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The correct answer is Option (2) → Albums consisting of a set of paintings
Option (1) Oleographs sold in the market — Incorrect. Raja Ravi Varma’s paintings were copied as oleographs and sold in the market, not Company paintings.
Option (2) Albums consisting of a set of paintings — Correct. In Britain, albums, each a set of Company paintings, were much in demand.
Option (3) Calendar images for homes — Incorrect. Ravi Varma’s paintings entered people’s homes as calendar images. This was not the Company School.
Option (4) Woodcut illustrations in primers — Incorrect. Nandalal Bose illustrated primers in Bengali with woodcuts. This was not a form of Company painting.
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NCERT (2026-27): “Company Painting …The paintings were largely made on paper by local artists, some of whom had migrated from erstwhile courts of Murshidabad, Lucknow or Delhi. …It is this mixture of traditional and European style of painting that came to be known as the Company School of Painting. This style was not only popular among the British in India but even in Britain, where albums, consisting a set of paintings were much in demand.” |