Percy Carpenter (1820–1895), son of

William Hookham Carpenter William Hookham Carpenter (1792–1866) was a British antiquary, and Keeper of Prints at the British Museum. Biography Carpenter was born in Bruton Street, London on 2 March 1792. He was the son of James Carpenter, a bookseller in Old Bond Stre ...

and

Margaret Sarah Carpenter Margaret Sarah Carpenter (''née'' Geddes; 1793 – 13 November 1872) was an English painter. Noted in her time, she mostly painted portraits in the manner of Sir Thomas Lawrence. She was a close friend of Richard Parkes Bonington. Early life C ...

,National Portrait Gallery, London
Percy Carpenter portrait
2010. a hugely successful and recognised portrait painter in the 19th century.

Biography

Carpenter studied painting in the British

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and exhibited there, and at the

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''ca''. 1841–1842. From 1851 to 1858 he worked in

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, producing works exhibited in the National Museum of Singapore and the Royal Academy. In 1859, he was in India, where he produced works now exhibited in the

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Library and published in books. In 1861 he published "Boar Hunting in India" which included "The Charge" (see illustration). Like his father, he also served as a Keeper of Prints at the

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. He was a friend of art critic, illustrator, and director of the British

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, Sir

George Scharf Sir George Scharf KCB (16 December 1820 – 19 April 1895) was a British art critic, illustrator, and director of the National Portrait Gallery. Biography Early years Scharf was born at 3 St Martin's Lane, London, the son of George Jo ...

Gallery

File:Hog Hunting in Bengal Percy Carpenter.jpg, ''Hog Hunting in Bengal'' - plate 5, The Charge File:Ground of Calcutta Cricket Club, 15th Jan'y 1861 - Percy Carpenter.png, ''Ground of the Calcutta Cricket Club, 15th Jan'y. 1861 H.M. 68th L.I. from Rangoon, versus the Calcutta Cricket Club'', depicting a visit by the 68th (Durham) Regiment of Foot (Light Infantry) to Calcutta Cricket Club (lithograph)

References

1820 births 1895 deaths Painters from London Employees of the British Museum British curators Directors of the National Portrait Gallery, London 19th-century British businesspeople {{England-painter-stub