Northern Indian marriage procession
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1830
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Northern Indian marriage procession is a 1830 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a huge, colorful wedding procession. At the center, a bride sits on a decorated platform under a red canopy, surrounded by musicians and dancers. Below, a long line of people walks in orderly rows, carrying gifts and instruments. The background has bright trees, a building with a tiled roof, and a dark blue sky with fireworks bursting above. The crowd is dressed in bright clothes—some in white, others in reds, greens, and golds—while musicians play drums and flutes. The scene feels lively and full of movement, with every detail packed into the frame. If you like this kind of busy, detailed scene, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum.
A northern Indian marriage procession moves through a bazaar at night, lit by fireworks and torches. The procession features the bridegroom riding a white horse, accompanied by torch-bearers, musicians, and dancing girls carried on litters. The scene is one of thirty folios in a volume depicting castes, occupations, methods of cultivation, and processions. The volume was acquired from Mr. G. Goolden, who had inherited it from his late cousin Richard Goolden.
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