Key facts
- Exhibition at Yale Center for British Art focuses on art styles influenced by the East India Company.
- The period covered is from 1750 to 1850.
- The exhibition highlights the emergence of new international styles due to the company's commercial activities.
The exhibition 'Painters, Ports and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750-1850' at the Yale Center for British Art examines the development of new international art styles. The exhibition traces how the vast commercial network of the East India Company, operating between 1750 and 1850, facilitated the exchange and evolution of artistic tastes on a global scale. It showcases the emergence of styles that were shaped by this period of extensive commercial activity and international interaction.