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George Francklin Atkinson

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George Francklin Atkinson
Born1822 Edit this on Wikidata
Died1859 Edit this on Wikidata (aged 36–37)
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Storming the Batteries at Badle-Serai, depicting the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857

George Francklin Atkinson (1822–1859), was a British artist and writer and an officer of the Bengal Engineers.[1] His paintings depicted colonial life and military battles, mainly in India.[2]

He was the son of James Atkinson who was also an artist, as well as a surgeon and a Persian scholar.[1] Atkinson served with the Bengal Engineers between 1840 and 1859, and witnessed the Sepoy Rebellion of 1857.[2]

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  1. ^ a b "George Francklin Atkinson". National Portrait Gallery. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
  2. ^ a b "The Coming of the Raj". UCSB Library. University of California. 30 July 2013. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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