Lot no 7.
'A Trooper of #SkinnersHorse'.
c1815 AD #CompanyPainting from #Hansi #Haryana #FraserAlbum, estimated £80,000-120,000.
Commissioned by Brothers William & James Fraser to Depict Local Life in #Delhi.
James was Friends with the #AngloIndian Col. James Skinner of the Famous Irregular Cavalry Corps of Skinner's Horse while William was offered Rank of a Major in the Corp which he Accepted with the Permission of #EastIndiaCompany Resident Sir Charles Metcalfe.
Exhibited: #ForgottenMasters
#skinnershorse #CompanyPainting #hansi #haryana #fraseralbum #delhi #AngloIndian #eastindiacompany #forgottenmasters