Lot 17: Carpenter (William, 1819-1899). Portrait of

Carpenter (William, 1819-1899). Portrait of Captain Eaton J. Travers, 32nd Bengal Native Infantry, March 1855, coloured chalks and black charcoal on grey paper, heightened with white chalk, signed Wm Carpenter, Kohat, March 1855, to lower right, 32 x 23.5cm (12.5 x 9.25ins), contemporary gilt frame, glazed, artist's signature andinscription to verso 'Captn Travers for Mrs James Leslie, no. 6 South Mall, Cork, dated Kohat, March 1855. Captain Eaton Travers saw action at the Siege of Mooltan, and afterwards was appointed to the first Punjab Infantry. He was engaged in frequent skirmishes with the Hill tribes of the region, for which he received the thanks of the Governor-General. He was killed at the Siege of Delhi, in 1857. (1)

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