Portrait of Colonel Sir Charles Allen VD JP, a famous captain of industry in Sheffield as Chairman of Bessemer & Co Ltd. Bears plaque 'Presented to Colonel Sir Charles Allen VD JP by Past and Present Officers of the 3rd West Riding Bde, RFA on the occasion of his retirement from command, Gazettted 1880 Retired 1909'. Oil on canvas unsigned 212 x 116cm. Provenance - Originally hung by 271 (Sheffield Artillery Volunteers) Regt RA (TA) in Norfolk Barracks, Edmund Road, Sheffield then transferred to Endcliife Hall, Sheffield before disbandment.