River Landscape: "The Jhelum Below Baramoola" (watercolor, verso); Portrait of a Gentleman (painting, recto)
19th century
Description
The recto of this folio features a watercolor landscape. At the bank of a river are small boats with pitched roofs. In the distance is a small hut and trees. The atmospheric background is comprised of blue-greys of various saturation. At the top is the following inscription in pencil: “Court of Mo…” and at the bottom is, written in brown ink, "The Jhelum below Baramoola". “Jehlum” refers to the Jhelum River that flows through Indian and Pakistani-controlled portions of Kashmir, as well as Pakistani-controlled portions of Punjab. “Baramoola” refers to Baramulla, a district in Jammu and Kashmir. The verso of this folio features an unfinished portrait of a gentleman, cut into an oval. There are pencil traces of robe exposing a shirt and arms coming forward. His face has been painted, with a full and white beard. The beard type is distinct to Rajasthan. He wears a red turban. Company School.
Dimensions
8.5 x 7 cm (3 3/8 x 2 3/4 in.)
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