WD3786-3790 Five caricatures, originally forming part of letters written from the Punjab. c.1881. Pen and ink; various sizes. Presented by the Nation ...
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WD3786-3790 Five caricatures, originally forming part of letters written from the Punjab. c.1881. Pen and ink; various sizes. Presented by the National Army Museum, 1980.
Caricature. An official on horseback wearing a large topi and carrying a parasol followed by a shikari
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An official on horseback wearing a large topi and carrying a parasol followed by a’ shikari’. Inscribed: ‘at a black buck. Oriental palm tree’. 6.5 by 12 cm.
Caricature. An English couple and their driver in a pony cart
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An English couple and their driver in a pony cart. Inscribed: ‘Cheechawutnee to Dera Ishmail Khan - 174 miles. Mr and Mrs Abbott. April 1st 1881. Honeymooning in India, F.A.’ 13.5 by 21.5 cm.
Caricature. Two army officers writing letters, attended by their servants
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Two army officers writing letters, attended by their servants. Inscribed: ‘Picture of two officers writing letters in the tropics. This is Abbott. Please notice the hair being blown about. Mess waiter with pegs. Native forcing cold air into room through a thermantidote’. 8 by 13 cm.