Wednesday, 25 January 2023

Portrait of Dost Muhammad Khan Barakzai, dated 1857


Postrait of Dost Muhammad Khan Barakzai
Portrait of Dost Muhammad Khan Barakzai, dated 1857


Painting by Major-General Walter Fane. Fane came into direct contact with the Amir Dost Muhammad Khan in 1857 when the British forged a partnership and declared war against Persia. He was given the opportunity to paint Dost Muhammad Khan from life. Source



Amir Dost Muhammad Khan Barakzai, 1840 (c). From a drawing by an Indian artist. Taken from a book "The Illustrated History of the British Empire in India and the East" (published in 1860) by E. H. Nolan






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