Hindu bairagis preparing for a festival outside a shrine
Painting
probably December 1850 (made)
probably December 1850 (made)
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| Place of origin |
William Carpenter trained at the Royal Academy Schools.He was in India from 1850 to 1856, during which time he travelled extensively from Bombay (Mumbai) and across western India to Rajasthan, Delhi, Kashmir, Lahore and Afghanistan. His depiction of every day street scenes and groups of people is remarkably accurate and animated, his portraits vividly capturing the character of his sitters and the glowing effects of sunlight as cityscapes and architectural monuments. Brilliantly executed in a range of warm colours, his watercolours evoke a gentle romanticism.
This painting depicts a group of bairagis (religious mendicants) preparing for a festival outside a shrine at Breach Candy, Bombay. After Carpenters return to England, The Illustrated London News published some of his watercolours. In 1881, he exhibited 275 of his paintings in a one-man show in the South Kensington Museum, London. This entire collection was subsequently acquired by the V&A.
This painting depicts a group of bairagis (religious mendicants) preparing for a festival outside a shrine at Breach Candy, Bombay. After Carpenters return to England, The Illustrated London News published some of his watercolours. In 1881, he exhibited 275 of his paintings in a one-man show in the South Kensington Museum, London. This entire collection was subsequently acquired by the V&A.
Object details
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| Title | Hindu bairagis preparing for a festival outside a shrine (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Pencil, watercolour, paper |
| Brief description | Hindu bairagis preparing for a festival outside a shrine, Breach Candy, Bombay, by William Carpenter, painting, watercolour on paper, India, 1850 |
| Physical description | Hindu bairagis preparing for a festival outside a shrine |
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| Gallery label | This site has been identified as the Mahalaxmi Temple at Breach Candy, Bombay.(8/12/2009) |
| Credit line | Purchased from William Carpenter |
| Object history | Historical significance: William Carpenter (1818-99) William Carpenter was trained at the Royal Academy Schools, and was the eldest son of the distinguished portrait painter Margaret Sarah Carpenter and William Hookham Carpenter, who became Keeper of the Prints and Drawings Department at the British Museum. He was in India from 1850 t0 1856, during which time he travelled extensively from Bombay (Mumbai) and across western India to Rajasthan, Delhi, Kashmir, Lahore and Afghanistan. His depiction of every day street scenes and groups of people is remarkably accurate and animated, his portraits vividly capturing the character of his sitters and the glowing effects of sunlight as cityscapes and architectural monuments. Brilliantly executed in a range of warm colours, his watercolours evoke a gentle romanticism. After his return to England, The Illustrated London News published some of his watercolours. In 1881, he exhibited 275 of his paintings in a one-man show in the South Kensington Museum, London. This entire collection was subsequently acquired by the V&A. |
| Summary | William Carpenter trained at the Royal Academy Schools.He was in India from 1850 to 1856, during which time he travelled extensively from Bombay (Mumbai) and across western India to Rajasthan, Delhi, Kashmir, Lahore and Afghanistan. His depiction of every day street scenes and groups of people is remarkably accurate and animated, his portraits vividly capturing the character of his sitters and the glowing effects of sunlight as cityscapes and architectural monuments. Brilliantly executed in a range of warm colours, his watercolours evoke a gentle romanticism. This painting depicts a group of bairagis (religious mendicants) preparing for a festival outside a shrine at Breach Candy, Bombay. After Carpenters return to England, The Illustrated London News published some of his watercolours. In 1881, he exhibited 275 of his paintings in a one-man show in the South Kensington Museum, London. This entire collection was subsequently acquired by the V&A. |
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| Accession number | IS.60-1881 |
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| Record created | December 23, 2004 |
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