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A Portrait Miniature of Captain T. A. Mein, 18th and 37th Regiments, Native Infantry.

A fine quality portrait miniature, watercolour on ivory, 93mm x 78mm, unsigned, but believed to be by William Owen, R.A., housed in a small rectangular glazed wooden frame, good condition £200-£300

Thomas Alexander Mein was born in Fowey, Cornwall on 15 June 1788, the eldest son of Dr. Thomas Mein, M.D., R.N., of Eildon Hall, Roxburghshire, and was appointed a Cadet in the Honourable East India Company’s Service in 1806. He arrived in India on 1 August 1807, and was commissioned Ensign on 21 August 1807. Posted to the 18th Regiment Native Infantry in 1809, he was promoted Lieutenant on 23 March 1811, and served during the Third Mahratta War. Promoted Captain, he transferred to the 37th Regiment (late 2/18th) Regiment, Native Infantry in May 1824, and retired on 10 December 1831. He died on 29 March 1835.