Pallast in Fahtepor Sikri (Main Gate of Diwan-i-Khas)

1853

Later hand-coloured lithograph on paper

11.5 x 13.5 in   |  29 x 34 cm

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. During this time, he witnessed the First Anglo-Sikh war, particularly the battles of Mudki (18 December 1845), Ferozeshah (21 and 22 December 1845) and Sabraon (10 February 1846).

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