Indian School Calcutta
1859
Simpson, William RI FRGS
SSEA
Watercolour of a school in Calcutta, India. It shows young pupils seated on mats in the courtyard, working on slates or palm leaves. A teacher, clad in a white dhoti and shawl, interacts with the students. On the top right of the painting, a young girl looks into the central space from a wooden balcony.
- Maker/Artist
- Simpson, William RI FRGS
- Classification
- Painting
- Medium
- watercolour, painted
- Locations
- city: Kolkata
- Dimensions
- : Height: 25 cm Width: 35.2 cm
- Departments
- SSEA
- Accession Number
- 1169-1869
- Credit Line
- Purchased from Messrs Day and Son Ltd (London) in 1869
- Rights Statement
- arr
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