Untitled
1854
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
1854
paint
From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum
Untitled is a 1854 paint by William Carpenter, a british_romanticism work, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.
This painting shows a man sitting near a temple. He's wearing a tall conical turban with metal ornaments. The man is an Akali Sikh, a militant sect, and the temple is the Golden Temple in Amritsar. The artist, William Carpenter, went to India to paint portraits. He was the son of a Keeper of Prints and Drawings in the British Museum. This background might have influenced his work. You can learn more about this style by looking into the movement: Impressionism, Realism.
