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'John Nicholson', 1851, (1901). Creator: Unknown.
2-711-089 - The Print Collector/Heritage Images
'John Nicholson', 1851, (1901). Portrait of British soldier John Nicholson (1821-1857), who was a political officer in the frontier provinces of the British Empire in India. Nicholson played a noted part in the suppression of the Indian Mutiny, devising particularly cruel punishments for the supposed mutineers. He died aged 35 as a result of wounds received in the taking of Delhi. After a daguerrotype. From "The Life and Deeds of Earl Roberts, Vol. I. - To The End of the Indian Mutiny", by J. Maclaren Cobban. [T. C. & E. C. Jack, Edinburgh, 1901]
Image Details
People Information
Creator
- Unknown, attributed to: :
After
- William Edward Kilburn: British: Photographer, daguerrotypist
Subject
- John Nicholson: Irish, British, Anglo-Irish: Soldier, army officer, colonial administrator
People Related
- TC and EC Jack: British: Publisher, publishers, publishing company
- J Maclaren Cobban: : Author, writer, historian
- Lord Frederick Sleigh Roberts: British: Commander in Chief, officer
Category Hierarchy
Artistic Representations Portraits
History & Politics War & Military Military Figures & Personnel
Digital Image Size
Pixel Dimensions (W x H) : 4083x5460
File Size : 65,313kb
Aliases
- 0580064887
- 2-711-089
- 2711089