Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, Benaras
Painting
1864 (made)
1864 (made)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, Benaras.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, Benaras (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting by a British artist: William Simpson, Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, 1864. |
| Physical description | Buddhist stupa at Sarnath, Benaras. |
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| Marks and inscriptions | signed 'W.Simpson' |
| Object history | Simpson, William (1823-1899). Painter and lithographer. Simpson was apprenticed to a lithographer in Glasgow and in 1851 came to London where he made views of the Great Exhibition. He became well known for his paintings with commissions by Queen Victoria to paint various important events in her reign. In 1859 the publishers, Day and Son, commissioned him to make drawings of India. On his return he produced "India, ancient and modern" (London, 1867), a series of illustrations of the country and its people. Later in 1876, he accompanied the Prince of Wales to India and published "Shikare and Tomasha, a souvenir of the visit of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales to India (London, 1876). |
| Production | Sarnath |
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| Collection | |
| Accession number | 1157-1869 |
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| Record created | January 22, 2003 |
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