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A Catholic Priest riding a Donkey

H. H. Morant

1852

watercolor

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Impressionism Realism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

A Catholic Priest riding a Donkey is a 1852 watercolor by H. H. Morant, a Impressionism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: H. H. Morant
When & what style?: 1852 · Impressionism
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This watercolour painting depicts a Catholic priest riding a donkey. The priest is dressed in a long, dark robe with a white collar and is holding a blue umbrella. He wears a hat and has a bag slung over his shoulder. The donkey is brown with a long mane and tail. It has a saddle on its back, and the priest is sitting on it with his legs straddling the animal. The background of the painting is a light brown colour. The painting is a realistic depiction of a scene, with attention to detail in the clothing and accessories of the priest and the donkey. The use of watercolour gives the painting a soft, gentle quality. To learn more about this style of painting, look up the Impressionism movement.

About the artist

Artist

H. H. Morant

British artist H. H. Morant painted everyday street scenes in watercolor during the mid-1800s. His small, precise works capture vendors and passersby in Cairo and Nubia—like *A Sherbert Seller* (1852–54) and *A Nubian…

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