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The sitters are Rissaldars Bishan Singh and Hakdad Khan; Daffadars Bishan Singh, Sarmukh Singh and Panjab Singh; and Jemadars Jamyat Singh, Jiwan Singh and Sher Singh. Jamyat (or Jumeeyuyt) Singh, standing at the back on the right, was responsible for saving the life of Captain (later Major-General Sir) Dighton Probyn (1833–1924) early in the Mutiny and on 31 August 1858, he was one of the three men who saved Captain (later General Sir) Samuel Browne (1824–1901) at Seerporah, in the action for which the latter won the Victoria Cross but lost his arm.
Title
Indian Army Officers and Non-Commissioned Officers, 2nd Regiment of Cavalry, Punjab Frontier Force, c.1863
Date
c.1910
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 127.6 x W 102.1 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1956-02-629
Acquisition method
gift from Sam Browne’s Cavalry, 1956
Work type
Painting
