William Carpenter
William Carpenter (1818–1899) was a 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 paintings. In 1856 he painted Prince Fakhr-ud Din Mirza, the eldest son of Bahadur Shah II, the last King of Delhi, five months before the Prince died.
Personal facts
| Alias (AKA) | Watercolors of India in the 1850s |
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| Birth date | January 01, 1818 |
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| Date of death | January 01, 1899 |
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| Parents | William Hookham Carpenter Margaret Sarah Carpenter |