Arrange the following paintings and illustrations related to 1857, according to their production date in a chronological manner.
A. Justice
B. In Memoriam
C. The Clemency of Canning
D. Execution of Mutinous Sepoys
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → A, D, C, B
(A) Justice — appeared in Punch on 12 September 1857: a female figure of justice, sword and shield in hand, tramples sepoys under her feet.
(D) Execution of Mutinous Sepoys — the execution of mutinous sepoys in Peshawar, published in the Illustrated London News on 3 October 1857.
(C) The Clemency of Canning — a Punch cartoon of 24 October 1857 mocking Canning’s plea for leniency towards the sepoys.
(B) In Memoriam — painted by Joseph Noel Paton in 1859, two years after the mutiny.
Tip: The dates of this question come from the captions of the chapter’s pictures. Read every caption with its date and journal; NTA turns them into sequence questions.
NCERT (2026-27): “5.2 English women and the honour of Britain … was painted by Joseph Noel Paton two years after the mutiny. You can see English women and children huddled in a circle, looking helpless and innocent, seemingly waiting for the inevitable – dishonour, violence and death.…”
Fig. 10.13 Justice, Punch, 12 September 1857
Fig. 10.16 Execution of mutinous sepoys in Peshawar, Illustrated London News, 3 October 1857
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