A groom with a horse and carriage
Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya
1845
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya
1845
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
A groom with a horse and carriage is a 1845 paint by Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, a Patna School of Painting work, depicting Carriage, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
You see a groom standing beside a horse hitched to a fancy carriage. He wears a long coat and a turban. The horse looks calm. The painting shows a bright, sunny day. This was made for a British couple in Calcutta around 1845. It’s part of a set showing their home, servants, and pets. These were called Company paintings—Indian artists made them for European buyers. Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more Company art.
Artists active in Calcutta depicted the domestic surroundings of British residents, including their servants and carriages, as seen in this work showing a groom with a horse and carriage. The groom is shown holding a fly whisk in one hand while leading the horse by its harness with the other.
Read the full account in the museum source.
Egyptian folk painter Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya left a small album of lively street scenes around Cairo in the mid-1800s.
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