Prince Fakhr-ud Din Mirza
1856
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1856
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Prince Fakhr-ud Din Mirza is a 1856 paint by William Carpenter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
William Carpenter painted Prince Fakhr-ud Din Mirza in February 1856. The work blends Impressionism and Realism. It’s held at the Victoria and Albert Museum. Carpenter spent years in India painting local rulers and landscapes. He dressed in Indian clothing and traveled from Kashmir to Sri Lanka. This portrait shows his deep connection to the region. For more like this, look up Carpenter, William.
The portrait depicts Prince Fakhr-ud Din Mirza, the eldest son of Bahadur Shah II, the King of Delhi, seated with attendants holding peacock fans. Painted in February 1856, likely in Delhi, the work was created by William Carpenter, who traveled extensively in India during the 1850s. The prince died five months after the portrait was completed. The painting was later reproduced in *The Illustrated London News* and acquired by the museum in 1881.
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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