In the painting "In Memoriam," who can be seen huddled in a circle looking helpless and innocent?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → English women and children
In “In Memoriam”, painted by Joseph Noel Paton two years after the mutiny, English women and children are seen huddled in a circle, looking helpless and innocent, while the British rescue forces arrive in the background.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 English women and the honour of Britain … ‘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. It stirs up the spectator’s imagination, and seeks to provoke anger and fury. It represents the rebels as violent and brutish, even though they remain invisible in the picture. In the background you can see the British rescue forces arriving as saviours.”
Fig. 10.11 “In Memoriam”, by Joseph Noel Paton, 1859 |
