Bathing Scene at a Ghat (probably the Lalita Ghat) on the Ganges at Benares (Varanasi)
Oil Painting
ca. 1840 (painted)
ca. 1840 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Charles D'Oyly was born in Calcutta in 1781 (Kolkata)and after being educated in England returned to India as an East India Company servant. He was a skilled amateur painter and became a key figure in the art scene in eastern India during the 1820s.
Object details
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| Title | Bathing Scene at a Ghat (probably the Lalita Ghat) on the Ganges at Benares (Varanasi) |
| Materials and techniques | oil on canvas |
| Brief description | Bathing scene at a ghat (probably the Lalita ghat) on the Ganges at Benares (Varanasi), by Charles D'Oyly, oil on canvas, ca. 1840, Varanasi |
| Physical description | Bathing scene at a ghat (probably the Lalita ghat) on the Ganges at Benares (Varanasi) |
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| Gallery label | Charles D’Oyly was George Chinnery’s most enthusiastic pupil and his closest friend. However, unlike Chinnery and his intimate paintings, D’Oyly preferred to convey the grand nature of the scenes he depicted.
D’Oyly was at the centre of the amateur art scene in eastern India for many years. In 1824, he and his circle of amateurs including local Indian artists, held a meeting to establish an art society entitled the United Patna & Gyah Society, or Behar School of Athens ‘for the promotion of the Arts & Sciences, and for the circulation of fun and merriment of all descriptions’.(1/12/2008) |
| Credit line | Given by A. W. Franks, Esq, F.R.S. |
| Place depicted | |
| Summary | Charles D'Oyly was born in Calcutta in 1781 (Kolkata)and after being educated in England returned to India as an East India Company servant. He was a skilled amateur painter and became a key figure in the art scene in eastern India during the 1820s. |
| Bibliographic reference | Rohatgi P. and Parlett G., assisted by Imray S. and Godrej P. Indian Life and Landscape by Western Artists: Paintings and Drawings from the Victoria and Albert Museum, 17th to the early 20th century. Published by Chhatrapati Shivaji Maharaj Vastu Sangrahalaya, Mumbai, in association with V&A, London, 2008. ISBN 81-901020-9-5.
p. 239, pl. 55 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | 70-1880 |
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| Record created | July 4, 2007 |
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