Beyond Britain: “A Woman Holding a Hookah at Faizabad, India”

Explore how artist Tilly Kettle sought to represent India in the eighteenth century through the alluring image of the “dancing girl.” In a classic portrayal of the “oriental” east, Kettle's work captures the cultural infusions that marked early East India Company rule.

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To lean more, please visit: https://britishart.yale.edu/exhibitions-programs/beyond-britain-woman-holding-hookah-faizabad-india

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