An 1857 picture of the execution of mutinous sepoys at Peshawar, with twelve rebels hanging in a row and cannons all around them, appeared in which journal?
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Illustrated London News
Option (1) Punch — Incorrect. Punch was a British journal of comic satire. It carried cartoons such as The Clemency of Canning.
Option (2) The Friend of India — Incorrect. The Friend of India was a paper published in India. This execution picture was carried by the Illustrated London News.
Option (3) The Times — Incorrect. The Times was a leading London newspaper, but this picture of the hanging at Peshawar came from the Illustrated London News.
Option (4) Illustrated London News — Correct. The picture of the Peshawar execution was printed in the Illustrated London News on 3 October 1857. Such images of executions were widely circulated through popular journals.
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