British soldiers near Government House (now Raj Bhavan), Calcutta, c. 1842

Original unsigned watercolor; small figure of mounted lancer, dismounted cavalry officer and civilian near antique Chinese cannon in foreground, monumental gateways and government buildings in background at end of lawn. Original unsigned watercolor; small figure of mounted lancer, dismounted cavalry officer and civilian near antique Chinese cannon in foreground, monumental gateways and government buildings in background at end of lawn. Oval, mounted on white paper; no margins; clean. The cannon mounted on a winged dragon was captured by the British at Nanking in 1842 during the First Opium War and brought to India by Lord Ellenborough. N.Y., Rockman Prints, 1957. title provided by cataloger