PORTRAIT OF GENERAL SIR WILLIAM DRYSDALE, HALF-LENGTH, IN THE UNIFORM OF A CORNET OF THE 4TH LIGHT DRAGOONS

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ENGLISH SCHOOL, CIRCA 1840
PORTRAIT OF GENERAL SIR WILLIAM DRYSDALE, HALF-LENGTH, IN THE UNIFORM OF A CORNET OF THE 4TH LIGHT DRAGOONS
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30 X 25 IN. (76.2 X 63.5 CM.)

Provenance

MRS JOHNSTONE, 10 HARRINGTON COURT, SW7 (ACCORDING TO A LABEL ATTACHED TO THE STRETCHER).

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Lot Essay

THE SITTER WAS COMMISSIONED CORNET IN THE 4TH LIGHT DRAGOONS ON 29 DECEMBER 1835 AND IT IS PROBABLE THAT THIS PORTRAIT WAS PAINTED TO MARK THIS EVENT. DYSDALE SERVED IN INDIA FOR MUCH OF HIS CAREER AND SAW ACTIVE SERVICE IN THE GWALIOR CAMPAIGN OF 1843 AND IN 1ST AND 2ND SIKH WARS. HE WAS PROMOTED TO COLONEL ON 1864 AND RETIRED IN JANUARY 1870 ON PROMOTION TO MAJOR GENERAL.
WE ARE GRATEFUL TO PETER WALTON FOR HIS ASSISTANCE IN PREPARING THIS CATALOGUE ENTRY.

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