Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes
(1819-1868), Army and political officer in IndiaEarly Victorian Portraits Catalogue Entry
Sitter in 9 portraits
Indian official; served in the Bengal infantry, fought in the Sikh wars, and reformed the civil administration of Banu, 1847. Edwardes received his greatest celebrity by twice suppressing the rebel Diwan Mulraj in 1848. After serving as commissioner of Peshawar, 1853-9, he finally retired to England through ill-health in 1865.
by Henry Moseley
oil on canvas, circa 1850
NPG 1391
Sir Herbert Benjamin Edwardes; George Lawrence; Sir Henry Montgomery Lawrence
after Ahmed Ali Khan
albumen print, (circa 1857)
NPG x19914
by William Edward Kilburn
albumen carte-de-visite, 1860s
NPG x45342
Emma (née Sidney), Lady Edwardes; Sir Herbert Edwardes
by Ross & Thomson
ambrotype, circa 1860
NPG x1370
Emma (née Sidney), Lady Edwardes; Sir Herbert Edwardes
by Ross & Thomson
ambrotype, circa 1860
NPG x1371
by Alfred Crowquill (Alfred Henry Forrester)
etching, mid 19th century
NPG D36073
by James Henry Lynch, published by Henry Squire & Co, after Henry Moseley
lithograph, published 17 April 1850
NPG D36074
by Charles Baugniet, published by Ernest Gambart & Co, and published by Paul and Dominic Colnaghi & Co
lithograph, published 15 July 1858 (1857)
NPG D36075
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