A Picket, 20th (Punjab) Regiment of (Bengal) Native Infantry, North-West Frontier

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The two principal sitters were sketched from life and named by the artist on the back of the canvas. The officer to the left is Subadar-Major Jaie Singh, (a Dogra Rajput) who enlisted on 27 March 1849. He was awarded the Order of British India and was pensioned on 30 April 1878. In the centre is Havildar Mir Alum (an Afridi), who rose to the rank of Jemadar and served in the Second Afghan War (1878–1880). In the background are two Pathan sepoys.

Originally termed the 8th Regiment of Punjab Infantry, the 20th (Punjab) Regiment of (Bengal) Native Infantry was raised during the Indian Mutiny (1857–1859), by Lieutenant Charles Henry Brownlow (1831–1916). Fane presented this painting to Brownlow, who commanded the regiment until 1872.

National Army Museum

London

Title

A Picket, 20th (Punjab) Regiment of (Bengal) Native Infantry, North-West Frontier

Date

c.1868

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 45.6 x W 36.1 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1986-04-78

Acquisition method

purchased from Maggs Bros Ltd, 1986

Work type

Painting

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