Charles D'Oyly (1781 - 1845)
1781-09-17Murshidābād, India1845-09-21Livorno, ItalyUnited Kingdom
Charles D'Oyly
Charles D'Oyly was a British public official and painter from Dacca (now Dhaka). He was a member of the Bengal Civil Service based in Calcutta, Dacca and Patna from 1797 to 1838. Although he held senior positions with the East India Company's civil service, he is best known as an amateur artist who published many books featuring engravings and lithographs featuring Indian subject matter.
Date and place of birt: | 17 september 1781, Murshidābād, India |
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Date and place of death: | 21 september 1845, Livorno, Italy |
Nationality: | United Kingdom |
Period of activity: | XVIII, XIX century |
Specialization: | Artist, Cartoonist, Orientalist, Painter |
Genre: | Caricature, Mountain landscape, Landscape painting, Rural landscape |
Art style: | Romanticism |