The Relief of Lucknow, 1857 Greetings Card
Blank greetings card with envelope featuring:
The Relief of Lucknow, 1857 NPG 5851
© National Portrait Gallery, London
by Thomas Jones Barker
This painting represents one of the key events of the Indian Rebellion or Mutiny of 1857. The siege of Lucknow, which had lasted from July, was raised by Sir Colin Campbell, the new commander of the British armies, on 17 November. Sir James Outram and Sir Henry Havelock, who died only a week later, had brought reinforcements to bolster the small number of troops initially under siege. British public opinion was profoundly shocked by the scale of the mutiny and by the loss of life... more
Card size: 125mm x 175mm
Images are printed in their original proportions, within a white border.










