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W Kohler after L’Enfant Brothers
A Set of Five Coloured Engravings from the War in the Punjab



ROMANCE OF BATTLE: BRITISH HEROICS AND SIKH RESISTANCE IN SPOONER’S 1840S LITHOGRAPHS

This set of five hand-coloured lithographs, published in London by William Spooner shortly after the First Anglo-Sikh War (1845–46), constitutes one of the earliest and most vividly illustrated British pictorial responses to the conflict. Aimed at a domestic audience hungry for imperial news, these prints combine reportage, allegory, and...



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  Lot 97 of 107  

A DISTANT VIEW OF INDIA: BOOKS, MAPS, PRINTS AND PHOTOGRAPHS FROM THE 17TH TO 20TH CENTURY
6-7 AUGUST 2025
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W Kohler after L’Enfant Brothers
 A Set of Five Coloured Engravings from the War in the Punjab

 circa 1846
Hand-colour etching on paper (each)
Each approximately 15.75 x 19 in (40 x 48 cm) (including frame)

a) Battle of Moodkee, 18th December 1845: The Death of Major General Sir Robert Sale
b) Battle of Moodkee, 18th December 1845: Infantry Under Major General Sir Harry Smith Gilbert and Sir John McCaskill Attacking the Enemy Lines
c) Battle of Moodkee, 19th December 1845: The Native Light Cavalry Turning the Left of the Sikh Army
d) Battle of Ferozeshah, 21st and 22nd December 1845: An Officer of the 9th Regiment of Foot Defending His Colours
e) Battle of Aliwal, 28th January 1846: 16th Lancers Breaking the Square of the Khalsa Army

Published by William Spooner, London

Category: Print Making
Style: Figurative


 









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