Simkin’s painting depicts two men of the 9th Lancers wearing dismounted stable dress. The sergeant is distinguished by gold chevrons on his right arm and gold lace and braid on his pill-box forage cap. Apart from those indications of his rank his uniform is the same as the private soldier on the right. The forage cap worn by the rank-and-file had a scarlet cap band and braid crossing over the top.
The stable jacket has scarlet cuffs, collar, and scarlet piping on the back seams, running down the sleeves to the cuff where there were two small brass buttons. The jacket is fastened with 10 buttons, although the jackets of the senior NCOs in the 1874 photo show 16 buttons. Yellow cord shoulder straps are buttoned near the collar.
The yellow cloth stripes down the side of the trousers can be seen in the painting, not being visible in contemporary photos. Ankle boots and spurs are worn. No swords are carried by these men which indicates that they are in walking out order, for which they carry a stick or riding crop and wear short white gloves.
