Nur al-Din. 2 by 1.75 ins. Note: Nur al-Din (Nur-ud-din) became Ranjit Singh’s personal physician in 1801. He remained a courtier and adviser and was a member of the Council of Regency in 1846.
2 drawings: Caricature of Henry Lawrence, 1846; and Henry Lawrence, Lord Gough and Henry Hardinge. 5 July 1846. Artist(s): Edwardes, Sir Herbert Benjamin (1819-1868)
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f.1 Caricature of Henry Lawrence. 1846. Inscribed on front in ink: ‘The Adventurer in the Punjab. Latest Edition of Edwardes’s last - done at Kudlee 11th Octr’. Pen-and-ink; 9 by 7 ins. f.2 Henry Lawrence, Lord Gough and Henry Hardinge (previously identified as Frederick Currie). 5 July 1846....
1st European Light Infantry encamped at Mubarakpur, Azamgarh District (U.P.). February 1843. Artist(s): Edwardes, Sir Herbert Benjamin (1819-1868)
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1st European Light Infantry encamped at Mubarakpur, Azamgarh District (U.P.). February 1843. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘1st Europ. Lt. Infy. Encamped at Mobarakpore at the foot of the Himalayah Hills. Herbert Edwardes. 1st Europn. Lt. Infy. Febry 1843.’ Pencil; 8 by 10.75 ins.
EDWARDES, Sir HERBERT BENJAMIN (1819-1868) Edwardes went to India in the Bengal Infantry in 1841, but spent much of his career in civil administration ...
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EDWARDES, Sir HERBERT BENJAMIN (1819-1868) Edwardes went to India in the Bengal Infantry in 1841, but spent much of his career in civil administration. A.D.C. to Sir Hugh Gough 1845-46; assistant to Henry Lawrence, Lahore, 1847. During this period he pacified Bannu. Campaigned against Mulraj, S...