Artwork
Gateway of the palace at Indore
Gateway of the palace at Indore is a paint painting by the Impressionist artist William Carpenter. It dates from 1852 and is held in the collection of the Victoria and Albert Museum.
About this work
William Carpenter painted *Gateway of the palace at Indore* in March 1852.
William Carpenter painted *Gateway of the palace at Indore* in March 1852. It’s a small oil painting showing a doorway in India. Carpenter focused on Indian palaces and rulers during his travels there.
He spent years in India from 1850 to 1856. Carpenter often wore local dress and painted what he saw around him. His work mixes careful detail with softer, lighter touches.
This painting is at the Victoria and Albert Museum.
Overview
This painting depicts the gateway and walls of the Indore palace, viewed from the main square where houses are visible on the right. It includes the Maharaja’s sawari, or procession of horsemen, while a crowd gathers in the square. The work was purchased from the artist in 1881 for £500 as part of a larger acquisition of Carpenter’s Indian scenes.
Artist & collection
Artist
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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