William Carpenter
(1818 - 1899)
Portrait of the Gaekwad of Baroda
William Carpenter was born in 1818 to Margaret Sarah Carpenter, a professional portrait painter, and William Hookham Carpenter, who eventually became Keeper of the Prints and Drawings Department at the British Museum. He trained at Royal Academy Schools from 1835 onwards.
William Carpenter was born in 1818 to Margaret Sarah Carpenter, a professional portrait painter, and William Hookham Carpenter, who eventually became Keeper of the Prints and Drawings Department at the British Museum. He trained at Royal Academy Schools from 1835 onwards.The Illustrated London News from 1857 to 1859. Some works made during the visit were exhibited at the Royal Academy in 1857, 1858 and 1866.
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William Carpenter Portrait of the Gaekwad of Baroda
Inscribed and dated 'H.H. The Gweowar/ 1850' (lower centre, on the mount board and on the reverse)
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EXHIBITEDTipu, The Daniells and Co. - Company School Painting in India , London: Grosvenor Gallery and Rob Dean Art, 2 - 11 November 2017Tipu, The Daniells and Co. - Company School Painting in India , London: Grosvenor Gallery and Rob Dean Art, 2017, p. 45 (illustrated)
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