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Probyn is shown in the uniform of 11th Bengal Lancers. He began his career with 2nd Punjab Cavalry, serving for five years in operations on the Trans-Indus frontier before his outstanding service in the Indian Mutiny (1857–1859). He was mentioned in despatches seven times during the Mutiny, then awarded the Victoria Cross ‘...for gallantry and daring throughout this campaign’. In 1858, he was appointed to command 1st Regiment of Sikh Irregular Cavalry. Although Probyn gave up command of the regiment in 1866, a year later he sat to Swinton for his portrait in this uniform, an indication of his pride in the regiment. Probyn served in the Second China War (1857–1860), and went on to receive a number of honours and awards, becoming a general in 1888 and a Privy Counsellor in 1901.
Title
Colonel (later General Sir) Dighton MacNaghten Probyn (1833–1924), CB, VC, and Honorary ADC to the Viceroy of India and HM’s Indian Cavalry, 1867
Date
c.1867
Medium
oil on canvas
Measurements
H 239.7 x W 148.2 cm
Accession number
NAM. 1999-04-55
Acquisition method
purchased from Lord Dunboyne with aid from the Art Fund, 1999
Work type
Painting
National Army Museum
Royal Hospital Road, Chelsea, London, Greater London SW3 4HT England
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