Kehtay Hain Kay Ghalib ka Hay andaz-e-bayan aur

This lithographed line drawing accompanied the 'Kulliyat-e Ghalib' published in 1863 by Naval Kishor Press.

A portrait of Ghalib that was found by the British among Bahadur Shah's possessions after the Rebellion; it has been dated to 1856. Click on the image for a very large scan. It is apparently a copy of which is now in the Red Fort Museum

A print of what was apparently the only photo taken of Ghalib, in 1868

Ghalib as imagined by the modern Pakistani artist and calligrapher Sadiqain, in a commemorative calendar issued in 1969;

A letter from Ghalib to his friend 'Ala'i, July 1862, showing stamp marks from the original envelope at the bottom

Ghalib as imagined by M. F. Husain

The front page of an early issue of the Dihli Urdu Akhbar, September 1840

Two of Ghalib's seals, reversed for ease of reading. Both are dated 1231 AH (1815/6). The first one identifies him also by his nickname-- ((urf mirzaa naushah , 'known as Mirza Bridegroom'. The second one identifies him also by his pen-name, as asadullaah ;xaan ul-;Gaalib .

What if Ghalib appeared as a patron of Pakistan? An imagination by Murad Khan, 2010

Navab Kalb-e 'Ali Khan of Rampur, r.1865-87, Ghalib's last (and unresponsive) patron

Above is the whole painting from which the first image was taken; below is the identifying label.