Charles Fouqueray (1869-1956)

The Maharaja's Arrival

Details
Charles Fouqueray (1869-1956)
The Maharaja's Arrival
signed and dated 'CHARLES/FOUQUERAY/1943' (lower right)
oil on canvas
60¼ x 44 in. (153 x 11.8 cm.)
Literature
Claude Farrère et D.Ch.Fouqueray, Missions et Croisières, Paris, 1944.

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Fouqueray stopped off in India during a six-month tour round the world in 1921. His exotic travels provided an important source of inspiration for his work throughout his career. Rudyard Kipling commissioned him to illustrate Kim.

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