Rewa (Central India)
pigments on paper
Company Painting, Signed by the artist Avadh Sharan
A charming Company painting of a Staff officer captioned, “Staff Full-dress 1926.” Military personnel were chiefly shown in full dress by-military artists and photographers. Yet the undress uniform is equally important since the greater part of the military personnel’s daily life was spent in their undress uniform. Full-dress uniform, also known as a ceremonial dress uniform or parade dress uniform, is the most formal type of uniforms used by military and police. Full-dress uniforms typically include full-size orders and medals insignia.
The military staff was a group of officers, enlisted and civilian staff who serve the commander of a division or other large military unit in his command in a control role through planning, analysis, and information gathering, as well as by relaying, coordinating, and supervising the execution of his plans and orders. During this period, the Indian army was a separate organisation to the British Army. The main task of the Indian Army was to police the Indian Empire. During the first and second world wars, Indian troops served with distinction in France in 1940, Egypt, Libya, the Sudan, Abyssinia, Syria, Persia, Iraq, Malaya and Burma.
Painting Size (cms): 22 (H) x 18 (W)
Painting Size (inch): 8.5 (H) x 7 (L)
Framed Size (cms): 36.5 (H) x 32 (W)
Framed Size (inch): 14.5 (H) x 12.5 (L)
