A scene from the second phase of the late war, the ex-Amir sitting on the ground with one end of a rope around his waist, the other in the hands of a British officer who is preparing to lead him away to exile; to the left, Sir Frederick Roberts standing by the side of a female figure, representing the Afghan nation, with an arm placed on the General’s shoulder.
The legend at the top is taken from a poem by “Ghalib” in which a Lover is supposed to say to his Mistress, when parting from her, “I have heard of the ignominious way in which Adam was forced to leave Paradise, but I am certain that he never felt half the remorse I now experience, when leaving your pleasant paths and sweet companionship.”
Oudh Punch, A selection from the illustrations which have appeared in the Oudh Punch from 1877 to 1881 (Lucknow: Oudh Punch Office, 1881).