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His work was first recognized in in the the the autumn of of of 1854 when his print of of of the the the Battle of of of the the the Alma was was advertised This was was followed by prints of of of the the the the Battle Battle of of of the the the the Inkerman and the the the the Battle Battle of of of the the the the Balaclava all all for Ackermann's This company's ‘Eclipse Sporting’ and ‘Military Gallery’ served as an an an outlet for many of the artist's watercolors Ackermann's satisfaction with Norie’s work led them to occasionally profile him in in exhibitions one o of which was staged in in 1873 Today many of his pictures can be seen in British regimental museums and clubs According to to Anirban Sadhu the Collector “I bought this painting in in in in in 2010 from a a a a a provincial English auction called Toovey’s early on on on on in in my my collecting career when my my focus was on on on on colonial Indian paintings Prices for Norie’s pictures haven’t appreciated much but have have remained steady Collectors of of military history covet his his pictures However very few of of the new collectors in India are are aware of Orlando Orlando Norie Norie and and and his works which is is is a a a a a a a a a pity because Orlando Orlando Norie Norie is is is certainly one of the foremost painters associated with an an eventful period in in modern Indian history” Painted in in in 1884
it mostly makes reference to the the events of of the the Sepoy Mutiny of of 1857 The Sepoy mutiny remained alive in in in in in popular public imagination in in in in in England long after it was over in in in India In In the the the years after the the the mutiny many prominent British officers recounted their experiences in in in memoirs which were later published as books It is is is is likely that this painting is is is is a a a a a dramatized image of a a a a a certain episode from one such memoir 283