{"product_id":"painters-ports-and-profits-artists-and-the-east-india-company-1750-1850-9780300286540","title":"Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDraws on the Yale Center for British Art's rich collection to critically reconsider the vibrant creative exchanges between artists in India, China, and Britain during a period ruthlessly driven by commerce\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003ePainters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850 \u003c\/i\u003etells the story of the remarkable creative exchanges that coincided with the rise of one of the most ruthless and powerful corporations in history. Scholarship on this period often separates Indian, Chinese, and British artists; \u003ci\u003ePainters, Ports, and Profits\u003c\/i\u003e instead foregrounds the vital interactions between their practices. Artistic experimentation with papers, pigments, and other materials produced works of astonishing beauty and variety. Compelled by new subjects and techniques, these artists, many now unknown, had a profound effect on visual and material culture within and beyond Asia.\u003cp\u003eEdited by curators Laurel O. Peterson and Holly Shaffer, \u003ci\u003e Painters, Ports, and Profits \u003c\/i\u003efeatures more than one hundred objects drawn primarily from the Yale Center for British Art's collection, including architectural drafts, burnished opaque watercolors, hand-colored aquatints, small and large-scale portraits, and a spectacular thirty-seven-foot-long scroll depicting the city of Lucknow. An international group of scholars, curators, and conservators provide rich commentary based on new research. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePublished by the Yale Center for British Art\/Distributed by Yale University Press \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eExhibition Schedule: \u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eYale Center for British Art\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e(January 8-May 31, 2026)\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Laurel O. Peterson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale Center for British Art\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/06\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 3.40lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 10.91h x 9.31w x 1.21d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300286540\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLaurel O. Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e is the assistant curator of prints and drawings at the Yale Center for British Art. \u003cb\u003eHolly Shaffer\u003c\/b\u003e is an Associate Professor of History of Art and Architecture at Brown University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"booksdeli.com","offers":[{"title":"Laurel O. Peterson \/ Hardcover \/ English","offer_id":47792910762141,"sku":"9780300286540","price":101.56,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0619\/5648\/9373\/files\/img_6fc1cbfe-6cb7-44df-8100-a1bd6b46b84c.jpg?v=1774984569","url":"https:\/\/booksdeli.com\/products\/painters-ports-and-profits-artists-and-the-east-india-company-1750-1850-9780300286540","provider":"booksdeli.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}