Sujet

The Lawrence Testimonial, 1856. Creator: Unknown.

Légende

The Lawrence Testimonial, 1856. Candelabrum presented to Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence, '...President of the Board of Administration for the Affairs of the Punjaub [Punjab]'. The figures represent: '...the state of anarchy which existed in the Punjaub previously to the introduction of British rule...the conflict between the British and the Sikh forces, which resulted in the conquest of the country by the former...the pacification of the Punjaub. Sir Henry Lawrence is represented in the act of receiving from an Affghan villager and a Sikh Chief their arms; in exchange for which he is about to present them with the different implements of husbandry, held by Industry and Peace...At the angles are the Brahmin Bull, the Cashmere Goat, and the Camel. This work has been intrusted to Messrs. Hunt and Roskell...The artist who produced the design and executed the model is Mr. Alfred Brown...'. From "Illustrated London News", 1856.

Crédit

Photo12/Heritage Images

Notre référence

HRM23A57_053

Model release

NA

Property release

NA

Licence

Droits gérés

Format disponible

13,5Mo (929,6Ko) / 13,9cm x 24,5cm / 1636 x 2891 (300dpi)

Mots clés

nature tree people male man men India religious Indian plant plants politics country religion metal guy British palm tree palm trees color palms decoration decorative ornament political war location Victorian century Colonial empire triumph Britain newspapers press soldiers soldier concept decorated B&W candlestick politician engraved engraving Sikh candleholder Colour candelabrum candle holder 19th century Afghanistan black & white black and white B W triumphal white and black politicians Afghan nineteenth century Sikhism trees The Print Collector Afghani British Empire British Raj colonialism Hindoostan Illustrated London News imperialism Raj ILN testimonial newspaper object Unknown The Raj Brown Alfred Lawrence British India Henry Montgomery Lawrence Henry Montgomery Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence 19th-century Hunt and Roskell Roskell Hunt and Hunt & Roskell Hunt & Alfred Brown triumphalism Major Lawrence