Robert Gill, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Robert Gill

British antiquarian, painter and photographer

Date of Birth: 26-Sep-1804

Place of Birth: London Borough of Hackney, England, United Kingdom

Date of Death: 10-Apr-1875

Profession: photographer, military personnel, archaeologist, antiquarian, drawer

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Major Robert Gill (1804–1879) was an army officer, antiquarian, painter and photographer in British India.
He is best known for his paintings copying the frescoes of the Ajanta Caves.
Gill was the first painter – after their rediscovery in 1819 – to make extensive copies of the Buddhist cave paintings, which mostly date to the 5th century CE.
His surviving copies and drawings remain significant in Ajanta studies as the originals have significantly deteriorated since his time.



Alternative names	Robert, Captain Gill; Robert, Major Gill
Description	British photographer, military personnel, antiquarian, drawer and archaeologist British antiquarian, painter and photographer
Date of birth/death	26 September 1804	10 April 1875
Location of birth/death	London Borough of Hackney	Bhusawal
Authority control	: Q7344773 VIAF: 282828403 ISNI: 0000 0001 0678 318X ULAN: 500036896 LCCN: no2003086949 GND: 138374597 WorldCat