It was the reign of Queen Victoria and the historic Indian and Mutiny had just been quelled, Britannia ruled the waves imperial India was an established tact of history. Val Prinsep, an intended civil servant turned artist, was born in India. His father, of whom he speaks with reverence, joined as an official the ‘Company’ and retired as an elected member of the Indian Council. His sixtyfive years’ service in the exotic India of his time he utilized to ...
