A FRAGMENTARY SKETCH OF A NAVAL SIEGE OF AN INDIAN FORT
Possibly Jaipur, Rajasthan, North-Western India, late 18th - 19th century

Ink, pencil, and opaque pigments on wove paper, the fragmentary composition depicting a landscape view over a river or lake with a naval siege, counting twelve boats filled with minute soldiers, some holding rifles and others pointing naval cannons, surrounding an Indian fort, each tower armed with a cannon pointing at the boats, triangular red flags marking both the fort and the naval fleet, the reverse plain, 23.2cm x 32cm at widest points.