Unidentified officer of regimental staff, probably 5th Bengal Light Cavalry, 1826 (c)
miniature on ivory, miniature
Accession Number
NAM.1973-12-67-1
Description
Unidentified officer of regimental staff, probably 5th Bengal Light Cavalry, 1826 (c). Miniature portrait in watercolour on ivory, by Jivan Ram (fl 1825-1844), Delhi, India, 1826 (c). In a glazed, gilt frame. Three-quarter length portrait in a light-blue jacket with black facings and silver lace. All the Bengal cavalry regiments wore French grey uniform but the 5th was the only one which wore black rather than orange facings. Jivan Ram, known as Raja Jivan Ram, was a Delhi artist who produced a number of similar miniatures of military sitters in this period.
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