painting / Cavalry, British Army, 1848

Miniature portrait on ivory of an officer in Cavalry uniform, British Army, 1848. Half-length portrait of man wearing blue coat, faced with red, gold braided front, and red belts edged with gold. Written on back (in ink), 'Written by my dear brother a few years after his marriage', and ”Painted by Mangal Pan native of _______ (Murach?) Gwalior, August 1848”.;