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Henry Charles 'Hal' Bevan Petman, (1894-1980), was a British portrait painter who came to Indian sub-continent in the 1920s, and made it his home. Popular among the Indian Nawabs and Maharajas for his landscapes and portraits, Hal became a household name among the who's who of the day. At Partition, Hal and his wife Berylle opted for Pakistan, where he continued his work, till his death in 1980. Hal is buried in the Rawalpindi Christian graveyard.
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