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St. Andrew's
Viceregal Lodge
Portrait of Ram Singh
Englishman on a Tiger Hunt
Robe
100
Which city is the church located in?
Chennai
100
Who is the architect of the Viceregal Lodge?
Henry Irwin
100
what does maharaja mean in Sanskrit?
great king
100
Where did Kalighat painting develop?
Calcutta (Kolkata)
100
India is the native home of what important textile plant?
cotton
200
What church is St. Andrews modeled on, and who was the architect?
St Martin-in-the-fields, James Gibbs
200
Where is the lodge located, and who lived there?
Shimla, the British Viceroy in India (Lord Dufferin)
200
How is Western influence shown in the portrait?
multiple correct answers apply; the use of photography, contrapposto stance, western shoes and pants
200
which of these is NOT used in kalighat paintings: "floating" images, dramatic outlines, bold shading, religious themes and subject matter
bold shading
200
what was the name for fabrics imported from India?
chintz
300
How many bays are in the nave of the church?
3
300
What two eras most influence the architecture of the Lodge?
Jacobean and Elizabethan
300
What was the name of the book that publicized illustrations of Indian scenery? Who created it?
Oriental Scenery, Thomas and William Daniells
300
what does patua mean, and what was this person's role in creating a work?
it describes the (usually male) artist who made the outline of a painting, usually filled in by a group of women
300
what is a mordant?
a metal oxide that coats a fabric and is used to force cotton to absorb dye
400
In what year did the British begin licensing missionary work? how did missionaries get around this before that date?
1813, spread Christianity in non-British colonies
400
What is the Lodge now known as?
Rashtrapati Niwas
400
In what year was the Chamber of Princes formed? What didit do?
1921; served as a unifying body for communicating between the maharajas and British government
400
what is weird about the gun in the painting, and why was this done?
it's upside down, either an accident or satire
400
How did the British encourage their own textile industry?
banned Indian cotton and developed new technology to improve upon the Indian proccess, such as the flying shuttle and synthetic dyes
500
Between what years was the church built? Who are the architects?
1818-1821, Thomas Havilland and James Caldwell
500
What is the Lodge now used for, primarily?
the Indian Institute of Advanced Study
500
What was the original name of Bourne&Shepherd photography, and what are the names of all of the partners between 1862 and 1866
Shepherd & Robertson; Arthur Robertson, Charles Shepherd, William Howard, Samuel Bourne
500
What two images related to the elephant are missing?
howdah, a carriage enclosure, and mahout, an elephant trainer
500
what type of robe is it? what is the pattern and style?
wentke; painted using mordant and resits with floral motifs and diaper pattern