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The Golden Temple, Amritsar, by William Carpenter, unspecified, 1854

The Golden Temple, Amritsar

William Carpenter

1854

unspecified

From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Orientalism Early 19th Century

Dominant colour

The Golden Temple, Amritsar is a 1854 unspecified by William Carpenter, a Orientalism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?
William Carpenter
When & what style?
1854 · Orientalism
Where can I see it?
Victoria and Albert Museum

About the artist

Artist

William Carpenter

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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