Ganpat Rao, Gaekwar of Baroda (r.1847-1856)
1851
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1851
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Ganpat Rao, Gaekwar of Baroda (r.1847-1856) is a 1851 paint by William Carpenter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
William Carpenter painted the Gaekwar of Baroda in 1851. It shows a local ruler during a key moment in Indian history. The work blends European and Indian styles. Carpenter spent years traveling India, often dressing like locals. He painted many portraits of rulers like this one. His time in Baroda gave him unique access to his subjects. Check out the Victoria and Albert Museum for more of Carpenter’s work.
William Carpenter, son of portrait painter Margaret Sarah Carpenter and museum curator William Hookham Carpenter, arrived in Bombay in 1850 and traveled extensively across India, often adopting local dress. He painted portraits of regional rulers, including Ganpat Rao, who served as the Gaekwar of Baroda from 1847 to 1856. The portrait depicts Ganpat Rao seated. The artwork was acquired by the museum in 1881 from Carpenter for £500.
Read the full account in the museum source.
William Carpenter (1818–1899) was an English watercolour artist. He travelled for six or seven years in the 1850s painting scenes of India, its people and its life. The Victoria and Albert Museum bought over 280 of his…
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