Which scene is being depicted in the picture below?

The correct answer is Option 1 - Execution of mutineers in Peshawar

 

The picture depicts execution of mutineers in Peshawar: Blowing from the guns, Illustrated London News, 3 October 1857.

The scene of execution here appears to be a stage where a drama is being performed – an enactment of brutal power. Mounted soldiers and sepoys in uniform dominate the scene. They have to watch the execution of their fellow sepoys, and experience the chilling consequences of rebellion.