British memorial at Bibighar commemorating the siege of Kanpur, India, The Memorial Well, the Marble Statue by Marchetti, from the entrance (original title), The siege of Kanpur was an important moment in the Indian uprising of 1857. The British placed a memorial in the well of Bibighar, designed by Carlo Marochetti, around 1860. The statue of the angel with symbols of peace was moved to the Memorial Church in Kanpur after India's independence., Samuel Bourne (signed by artist), Carlo Marochetti, Kanpur, 1863 - 1870, photographic support, paper, albumen print, height 284 mm × width 236

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