NAM.1984-04-104-4

Risaldar, Madras Army, 1840 (c). Gouache on mica painting by a Company artist, Trichinopoly, 1840 (c). One of 12 single figure uniform studies of soldiers of the Madras Army in a booklet of 12 paintings, 1840 (c). This set of paintings shows different ranks of the infantry, cavalry and artillery. It was probably commissioned by a British officer who was associated with the Madras Army.