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Major Christopher Hodgson, Bombay Artillery

Image credit: National Army Museum

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In 1814, whilst on furlough in England, Captain Hodgson was promoted Brevet-Major and sat for this portrait to the fashionable artist William Newton, RA. Primarily a miniaturist, Newton was to be appointed miniature painter in ordinary to the King and Queen in 1833; he was knighted in 1837.

Hodgson saw field service at Kathiawar (Kattywar), taking the fortress of Sunkheira in July 1802 for which he received the thanks of the Government, and at Gujarat (Guzerat) during the Second Maratha War (1803–1805). He was Aide-de-Camp to the Governor from 1815, Officer Commanding Artillery for the Poona Division from 3 November 1825, Commandant of Artillery from 10 December 1825 to 19 April 1826, and rose to the rank of Major-General in 1838.

National Army Museum

London

Title

Major Christopher Hodgson, Bombay Artillery

Date

1814

Medium

oil on canvas

Measurements

H 76.2 x W 63 cm

Accession number

NAM. 1971-06-18

Acquisition method

gift from Mrs J. Hodgson, 1971

Work type

Painting

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