The Flight from Lucknow

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‘The Flight from Lucknow’ dramatises an event which took place in June–November 1857, part of the Indian Mutiny, or as known in India, the First War of Indian Independence. This was a year-long period of uprising against British Rule in India in 1857–1858. On 25 September 1857, after a 90-day siege by Indian rebels, the British garrison at the city of Lucknow was relieved, women and children being evacuated first and fleeing to Cawnpore.

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

Leicester

Title

The Flight from Lucknow

Date

1858

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 61 x W 45.7 cm

Accession number

L.F13.1891.0.0

Acquisition method

purchased at Christie's, 1891

Work type

Painting

New Walk Museum & Art Gallery

53 New Walk, Leicester, Leicestershire LE1 7EA England

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