Punch cartoon with , with Lord Palmerston, Sir Colin Campbell, referencing the Sepoy Mutiny of 1857, entitled the new year's gift, India is represented by a cowed tiger

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• Image ID: PRFF85
• File size: 14.6 MB (1.5 MB Compressed download)
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• Dimensions: 2240 x 2277 px | 37.9 x 38.6 cm | 14.9 x 15.2 inches | 150dpi
• Date taken: 2 October 2018

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Illustration from V R I Her Life And Empire published in 1901. Entitled The New Year's Gift. Originally published in Punch in January 1858. The tiger represents India just pacified after the Sepoy Muntiny of 1857; Pam is the Prime Minister, Lord Palmerston; and Sir Colin is Sir Colin Campbell, the British general appointed to quell the Indian uprising.