![C Napier General [facsimile]. General Sir C.J. Napier, G.C.B. Late Governor of Scinde. Commander in Chief of the British Army in India.](jpegs/25750.jpg)
C Napier General [facsimile]. General Sir C.J. Napier, G.C.B. Late Governor of Scinde. Commander in Chief of the British Army in India. Proof.
From an Oil Painting by the Count Pierlas _ Drawn on Stone by R.J. Lane A.R.A. [In plate:] Esquisse Nice 1848 C.te De Pierlas f.
M & N Hanhart Lith. Printing. [n.d. c.1850.]
Lithograph on india, rare with facsimile signature; open lettered proof. Sheet 317 x 248mm. 12½ x 9¾". Repaired scratch in image area, tear in title.
Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), the Army officer and Conqueror of Sind who won a reputation as a fierce and indomitable soldier in the Napoleonic war. In 1841 he accepted Indian commission and after several hard-fought battles he conquered Sind in 1843. Between 1844 and 1845 he subdued the northern hill tribes and began preparations for the first Sikh War.
NPG: D22260.
[Ref: 25750] £130.00
M & N Hanhart Lith. Printing. [n.d. c.1850.]
Lithograph on india, rare with facsimile signature; open lettered proof. Sheet 317 x 248mm. 12½ x 9¾". Repaired scratch in image area, tear in title.
Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), the Army officer and Conqueror of Sind who won a reputation as a fierce and indomitable soldier in the Napoleonic war. In 1841 he accepted Indian commission and after several hard-fought battles he conquered Sind in 1843. Between 1844 and 1845 he subdued the northern hill tribes and began preparations for the first Sikh War.
NPG: D22260.
[Ref: 25750] £130.00