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


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About Robert Gill

  • 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.

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