Benares
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Dominant colour
Benares is a 1830 by Robert Captain Smith, a Romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This drawing shows a busy riverside city packed with small buildings and spires. Boats of different sizes float on the water, some carrying people, others anchored near the shore. The scene looks lively, with tiny figures walking along the riverbank and near the water’s edge. The artist focused on the details of daily life in this place, capturing how people and boats move through the city. The word "Benares" is written at the bottom, which is another name for the city of Varanasi in India. If you like this kind of scene, look up allahabad to see how it compares.
