Occupation of Baddowal Fort

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Size: 12 x 15 inches
Medium: Sepia Tinted Engraving
Condition: Good condition

Description

A fine and rare sepia tinted engraving from the private publication “Zur Erinnerung an die Reise des Prinzen Waldemar von Preussen nach Indien 1844-1846”, (In Memory of the Journey of Prince Waldemar of Prussia to India in the Years 1844-1846) which was printed posthumously in two volumes in 1853. It was based on the diary, essays notes and letters left by the Prince. The engraving is by Ferdinand Bellerman, after Kreizschmer from the original work by Prince Wilhelm Waldemar of Prussia, printed by the Konigl Lith Institute in Berlin 1854. This engraving is titled “Besetzung des Forts Baduwal” (Occupation of Baduwal Fort) and depicts the Battle of Baddowal, known by locals as Angauli Jetu Jang (meaning "unsung war which was won"), which was an attack on the 21st of January 1846 by troops of the Sikh Empire on a contingent of the British East India Company near Ludhiana in the present-day state of Punjab, India. The image depicts British East India Company troops entering the Fort of Baddowal during this the first Anglo-Sikh war.
Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Waldemar, son of Prince Friedrich Wilhelm Karl of Prussia, visited Sri Lanka, India and Nepal in 1844-1846. As was the Prussian aristocratic custom, he joined the military and by 1838, he had risen in ranks to simultaneously become a Major in the Guard-Dragoons and Commander of the 3rd Guard Militia. In 1844, he was promoted to Colonel of the Guard Artillery Brigade. That same year, he joined Eduard Graf von Oriola, a former captain on the General-staff, and Lieutenant Albrecht Wilhelm von der Groeben on a tour of India. Prince Waldemar maintained a travelogue during his journeys composed of his diaries, sketches of Egypt, Iraq, India, Calcutta, Delhi, Lahore, Bombay, Nepal, and other locations. 
Ferdinand Konrad Bellermann (1814 - 1889) was a German painter and naturalist, who is most famous for his scenes of Venezuela, which have been sold at Sotheby's.
Hohann Hermann Kretzchmer (1811 - 1890) was at the Academy in Berlin in 1829, where he taught Wilhelm Wach. He painted portraits and genre scenes, but is best known for his scenes of oriental life.

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