In Memoriam
Print
1862 (engraved)
1862 (engraved)
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Popular paintings of this period were often reproduced as prints in order to reach a wider market. When this scene of the Indian Mutiny was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1858 it caused a sensation. One critic declared that it was 'one of those sacred subjects before which we stand not to criticise, but to solemnly meditate'. Others, however, were outraged that it showed Indian soldiers threatening to assault British women. To appease public disgust the artist changed the painting replacing the attackers with a rescue party of Scottish soldiers. It was the changed version of the painting that was engraved.
Object details
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| Title | In Memoriam (assigned by artist) |
| Materials and techniques | Engraving and stipple engraving on paper |
| Brief description | William Henry Simmons (1811-1882) after Sir Joseph Noël Paton; 'In Memoriam'; 1862; Britain; engraving and stipple engraving |
| Physical description | Reproductive engraving showing an imagined scene during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. A group of fearful British women and children with a female Indian servant are hiding. The central figure holds a Bible and looks heavenwards. In the background a troop of Scottish soldiers is seen entering to rescue them. The title is printed below with 'Designed to Commemorate the Christian Heroism of the British Ladies in India during the Mutiny of 1857, and their Ultimate Deliverance by British Prowess' and with a biblical quotation from psalm 23 (King James version): 'Yea though I walk through the shadow of the Valley of Death, I will fear no evil, for thou art with me'. |
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| Gallery label | William Henry Simmons 1811-1882, after Noël Paton 1821-1901
In Memoriam
1862
When this scene of the Indian Mutiny was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1858, a critic declared that it was 'one of those sacred subjects before which we stand not to criticise, but to solemnly meditate'. It then showed Indian soldiers threatening to assault British women, but later - to appease public disgust - the attackers were replaced by a rescue party.
Engraving and stipple engraving, after an original oil painting
Given by Mr P.N. McQueen
Museum no. E.164-1970(December 2006) |
| Credit line | Given by Mr P.N. McQueen |
| Production | The Painting by Noël paton after which this print is engraved was exhibited in 1858. |
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| Summary | Popular paintings of this period were often reproduced as prints in order to reach a wider market. When this scene of the Indian Mutiny was exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1858 it caused a sensation. One critic declared that it was 'one of those sacred subjects before which we stand not to criticise, but to solemnly meditate'. Others, however, were outraged that it showed Indian soldiers threatening to assault British women. To appease public disgust the artist changed the painting replacing the attackers with a rescue party of Scottish soldiers. It was the changed version of the painting that was engraved. |
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| Accession number | E.164-1970 |
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| Record created | January 8, 2007 |
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