The poet Muhammad Iqbal (Allama Iqbal)

Object

Poster

Production date

1986

Object number

1987.206

Physical Description

A portrait poster from Pakistan, showing the poet, philosopher and politician, Muhammad Iqbal, also known as Allama Iqbal. Iqbal was born in 1877 and died in 1938, so he lived in what was at the time 'British India', and he is often seen as having been an inspiration for the 1940s pro-independence Pakistan Movement. He is also considered an important figure in Urdu literature, especially for his poetry. The eagle was an important and complex motif in Iqbal's poetry.

Associated Place

Pakistan (Place)

Material

Paper-based

Dimension

Height: 580mm
Width: 450mm