‘Hen Seaman, Bandmaster, 12th Madras N I 1852, F Lyon Playfair, Madras Artillery 1853; Childers, Madras Artillery 1854; Native Officer (Madras Artillery); Arab type; Native Officer (Madras Artillery)’
watercolour, drawing
Accession Number
NAM.1978-07-62-1
Description
‘Hen Seaman, Bandmaster, 12th Madras N I 1852, F Lyon Playfair, Madras Artillery 1853; Childers, Madras Artillery 1854; Native Officer (Madras Artillery); Arab type; Native Officer (Madras Artillery)’. Watercolour drawing by an unknown artist, 1851-1855. Six figure group. From a collection of caricature portraits of Indian Army Officers, including Madras Artillery, Bombay Fusiliers and 12th, 15th and 16th Madras Native Infantry, 1851-1855. 47 cut-out vignettes in watercolour, on 6 sheets, artist unknown, 1851-1855. Naval personnel and civilians, probably from a sketchbook compiled on sea voyage to or from India.
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