Camp bazaar near Kaie, Miranzai
Painting
1855 (made)
1855 (made)
Artist/Maker | |
Place of origin |
William Carpenter was the eldest son of the distinguished portrait painter Margaret Sarah Carpenter and of William Hookham Carpenter, who became Keeper of the Prints and Drawings Department at the British Museum. In early 1850 he set off in the footsteps of his younger brother Percy, also an artist, and landed in Bombay. He spent much of his time painting portraits of local rulers and the surrounding countryside, often wearing Indian dress himself. He travelled widely, from Sri Lanka in the south to Kashmir in the north, and he also spent some time in the Punjab and Afghanistan before moving south to Rajasthan. He appears to have returned to England in 1856. Ten years later he was living in Boston, USA, but he later returned to London, where he died in 1899. This painting shows a camp scene in the Miranzai Valley area in the North-West Frontier Province of India (now in Pakistan). A large number of men are shown standing, sitting or squatting, with mountains in the background.
Object details
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Object type | |
Title | Camp bazaar near Kaie, Miranzai (generic title) |
Materials and techniques | Watercolour on paper |
Brief description | Paintings, watercolour, W Carpenter |
Physical description | Camp scene with tents and a large number of men standing, sitting, or squatting around them, with mountains in the background. |
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Marks and inscriptions | Meerunzaie. 1855 W. Carpenter. (Inscription; decoration; English; Roman; front) |
Credit line | Purchased from William Carpenter |
Object history | Museum numbers IS.33-1888 to IS.166-1888 purchased from William Carpenter for £500. This acquisition information reflects that found in the Museum records (Asia Department registers and/or Central Inventory) as part of a 2023 provenance research project. |
Summary | William Carpenter was the eldest son of the distinguished portrait painter Margaret Sarah Carpenter and of William Hookham Carpenter, who became Keeper of the Prints and Drawings Department at the British Museum. In early 1850 he set off in the footsteps of his younger brother Percy, also an artist, and landed in Bombay. He spent much of his time painting portraits of local rulers and the surrounding countryside, often wearing Indian dress himself. He travelled widely, from Sri Lanka in the south to Kashmir in the north, and he also spent some time in the Punjab and Afghanistan before moving south to Rajasthan. He appears to have returned to England in 1856. Ten years later he was living in Boston, USA, but he later returned to London, where he died in 1899. This painting shows a camp scene in the Miranzai Valley area in the North-West Frontier Province of India (now in Pakistan). A large number of men are shown standing, sitting or squatting, with mountains in the background. |
Collection | |
Accession number | IS.84-1882 |
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Record created | July 11, 2003 |
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