Alfred Crowdy Lovett

Alfred Crowdy Lovett (1862-1919), the son of James C and Ellen H Lovett. was a military artist best known for his watercolours and other images of the varied uniforms of the different armies of British India. When this lithograph was published, he was shown with the rank of Lieutenant, but as his work continued over the next several decades, this designation would change, right up to Colonel and then Brigadier General. This image certainly captures the spirit and colour of the Indian Army at the height of the Empire. This early full-colour chromolithograph was made during an era when images in the illustrated journals were strictly black-and-white wood engravings.

Alfred Crowdy Lovett