Eyewitness view captures last action of the Indian Mutiny
Painted by Lt Gen Henry Hope Crealock (1831-91), this 6ft 8in (2m) wide pen and ink drawing is an eyewitness account of The Action of Bareilly – the battle of the last stronghold of Indian independence in 1858.
Crealock made sketches throughout his time in the army. Indeed, his scenes of the First Indian War…