Who painted the “In Memoriam” painting in 1859?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Joseph Noel Paton
“In Memoriam” was painted by Joseph Noel Paton in 1859, two years after the mutiny. It shows English women and children huddled in a circle, helpless and innocent, as if waiting for dishonour, violence and death. The painting does not show the violence; it only suggests it, and so stirs up the viewer’s anger against the rebels, who stay invisible in the picture.
NCERT (2025-26): “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. It stirs up the spectator’s imagination, and seeks to provoke anger and fury.…”
Fig. 10.11 “In Memoriam”, by Joseph Noel Paton, 1859 |
