Sir Charles James Napier (1782-1853), Army officer and Conqueror of Sind
Sitter associated with 10 portraits
Won a reputation as a fierce and indomitable soldier in the Napoleonic war; accepted Indian commission, 1841, and after several hard-fought battles conquered Sind, 1843. Napier subdued the northern hill tribes, 1844-5, and began preparations for the first Sikh war; recalled in 1849 during second Sikh war but arrived too late to take part.
attributed to Smart
oil on canvas
On display at Schallaburg, Austria in the exhibition 'India of the Maharajas'
NPG 3964
by Edwin Williams
oil on canvas, 1849
NPG 1369
by George Jones
oil on panel, 1851
NPG 333
by George Gammon Adams
plaster cast of bust, 1853
On display in Room 21 at the National Portrait Gallery
NPG 1198
printed by Henry Lenthall, after William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1864-1877 (1853 or before)
NPG Ax17787
by Richard James Lane, after Comte Hippolyte Caïs de Pierlas
lithograph, 1849 (1843)
NPG D21721
by Richard James Lane, after Comte Hippolyte Caïs de Pierlas
lithograph, 1849 (1843)
NPG D22260
by Joseph John Skelton, after William Edward Kilburn
stipple and line engraving, 1849
NPG D38462
published by John Murray, after William Henry Egleton
stipple engraving, published 1857 (1798)
NPG D38461
by William Henry Egleton, published by John Murray, after George Gammon Adams
stipple engraving, 1857
NPG D38463
Armed Forces and Intelligence Services
Groups
The Raj and the Indian sub-continent
Place
India
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