First Look | Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850

Name: First Look | Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850
Start: 2026-01-15T16:00:00-05:00
End: 2026-01-15T17:00:00-05:00
Location: 1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, United States, Connecticut 06510

Yale Center for British Art

Highlights

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm

1 hour

1080 Chapel Street, New Haven, CT, United States, Connecticut 06510

Date & Location

Thu, 15 Jan, 2026 at 04:00 pm to 05:00 pm (EST)

1080 Chapel Street, Connecticut 06510

1080 Chapel St, New Haven, CT 06510-2302, United States

About the event

First Look | Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850

Join exhibition co-curators Laurel Peterson and Holly Shaffer to learn more about Painters, Ports, and Profits: Artists and the East India Company, 1750–1850, which draws primarily from the YCBA’s rich collection of works of art produced across Asia. Moderated by Romita Ray, a specialist in the art of the British Empire in India, this program provides an overview of the exhibition with a focus on the remarkable paintings and drawings of plants and animals in the show. These works highlight the exchange of artistic ideas among Indian, Chinese, and British artists, and the circulation of papers and pigments during a period ruthlessly driven by commerce and the imperial ambitions of the East India Company.
After the talk, drop into the galleries to look closely at a few key works in the exhibition with the co-curators and Tim Barringer, Paul Mellon Professor, Department of the History of Art.
To learn more, please visit: https://britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-programs/first-look-painters-ports-and-profits-artists-and-east-india-company-1750-1850

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