cover image: The hero of Lucknow, presented to the "Albion" subscribers, New York, 1859

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The hero of Lucknow, presented to the "Albion" subscribers, New York, 1859

1 Jan 1859

1 print : stipple engraving. | Print shows Sir Henry Havelock, full-length portrait, sitting, facing right, wearing dress uniform and holding a quill pen at a desk in a tent in Lucknow, India, during the Indian Mutiny of 1857. Havelock defended the British position, but died of dysentery before completing the battle at Lucknow. The British re-took Lucknow from the Indians in 1858.
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Authors

Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895, Ritchie, Alexander Hay, 1822-1895, artist.

Genre
Memorial works--1850-1860 Portrait prints--1850-1860 Stipple engravings--1850-1860
Published in
c1859 Feb. 9.
Rights
No known restrictions on publication.
Series
Library of Congress Prints and Photographs Division Washington, D.C. 20540 USA http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/pp.print
Subject
Havelock, Henry,--Sir,--1795-1857. Lucknow (India)--History--Siege, 1857. Lucknow (India)

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