Practicing Success

Target Exam

CUET

Subject

History

Chapter

Modern India: Rebels and the Raj

Question:

What is the name of the famous painting shown in the picture that celebrates the moment of Campbell’s entry into Lucknow?

Options:

Sorrow of Lucknow

Relief of Lucknow

In Memoriam

Relieved Lucknow

Correct Answer:

Relief of Lucknow

Explanation:

The correct answer is Option 2 - Relief of Lucknow

“Relief of Lucknow”, painted by Thomas Jones Barker in 1859, is an example of a painting commemorating the British heroes who saved the English and repressed the rebels. Barker’s painting celebrates the moment of Campbell’s entry. At the centre of the canvas are the British heroes – Campbell, Outram and Havelock. The gestures of the hands of those around lead the spectator’s eyes towards the center.