Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, Bart., G. C. B.

Title	Major-General Sir David Ochterlony, Bart, G C B
Accession Number	C190
Museum Name	Victoria Memorial Hall, Kolkata
Object Type	Painting
Medium	Oil on Canvas
Main Artist	Jewan Ram
Artist's Nationality	Indian
Provenance	Sir David F. Ochterlony
Dimensions	78 x 66 cm
Brief Description	Born in Boston (U. S.) After serving in the Bengal Army from 1777, Ochterlony commanded the forces employed in the Nepal War (1814-16) and assisted in the subjugation of the Pindaris (1817-18). He afterwards acted as resident in Rajputana, at Delhi, and in Malwa and Rajputana, but resigned in 1825 in consequence of a difference with the Governor-general. The Ochterlony column on the Maidan (Calcutta) was erected in memory of him. To below the waist, seated. In uniform. The right hand holds the stem of a hookah.