Tank & Marble Causeway the Sikh Temple Amritsar
1854
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1854
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Tank & Marble Causeway the Sikh Temple Amritsar is a 1854 paint by William Carpenter, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
William Carpenter painted a wide view of the Sikh Temple in Amritsar. He worked in oil in the mid-1800s. The scene shows the marble causeway and a water tank near the temple. Carpenter spent 1850–1856 traveling India in Indian dress. He made many paintings of local rulers and landscapes. This one likely dates from early 1854. Look up the artist Carpenter, William next.
This painting by William Carpenter depicts a northward view of the main gateway and marble causeway leading to the Golden Temple in Amritsar, Punjab. The scene reflects the structure as rebuilt by Maharaja Ranjit Singh on the site of earlier constructions damaged during the 18th century. The work was acquired by the museum in 1888 from the artist for £500. Carpenter, who traveled extensively in India during the 1850s, created this work while wearing local attire, reflecting his immersion in the region.
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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