The butcher of Cawnpore

Photograph of a half length portrait of a male man, named 'the butcher of Cawnpore'. The man poses with his arms crossed, facing towards the camera. He is bare chested and wears a turban, ear ornaments and trousers or a sarong.

On the mount displaying the photographs is a statement reading: 'Extract of a Letter/ from Dr Halleur to Mr Negretti,/ dated Calcutta , Nov^r 9, 1857./ "I sent you 50 copies of a portrait/ of the butcher of Cawnpore, who/ murdered all the women & children,/ by order of that devil Nena [sic] Sahib;/ it was taken by a Mrs Archer, a/ great sufferer, who gave them to me/ to sell them for her as a means/ of subsistence; sell them as high/ as you can, as it is a charitable / act; she has been in my house/ for the last three months, and is/ indeed a pitiable woman. I will/ write more next mail about it,/ but do not make use of my name in reference to this picture, as I do/ not like to be brought before the/ public"'