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European Figure Studies: Napoleon and a Napoleonic Soldier (recto); Man and a Woman (verso)

European Figure Studies: Napoleon and a Napoleonic Soldier (recto); Man and a Woman (verso)

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black hat, tall boots, and a long jacket. In one hand he holds a walking stick, while the other is tucked into his waist coat. At the bottom of the page, upside down, is a Napoleonic solider. He wears tall black hat, a red jacket, and white trousers. He has a long saber hanging from his waist and holds out his rifle in the “present arms” position. The recto features, at the top, a figure of a man that carries a large barrel over his shoulder. The bottom bears an unfinished drawing of a woman in European dress. Rajput Style, Kota School.

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School

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