Who painted the 'In Memoriam' in 1859?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Joseph Noel Paton
“In Memoriam” was painted by Joseph Noel Paton in 1859, two years after the mutiny.
Note: A same/similar question was asked in CUET (UG) in the papers below.
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* A similar question.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 English women and the honour of Britain … Artists expressed as well as shaped these sentiments through their visual representations of trauma and suffering. ‘In Memoriam’ (Fig. 10.11) was painted by Joseph Noel Paton two years after the mutiny. You can see English women and children huddled in a circle, looking helpless and innocent, seemingly waiting for the inevitable – dishonour, violence and death. ‘In Memoriam’ does not show gory violence; it only suggests it.…”
Fig. 10.11 “In Memoriam”, by Joseph Noel Paton, 1859 |
