This veryജ finely executed ink drawing is a naturalistic portrait study of an English woman - probably the wife or daughter of a British Resident or Company official or officer who was stationed in Rajasthan - possibly at Kotah itself in this case.

She gazes confidently to her left as if observing some happening off-scene. Her hair is dark brown and curly, as we often see in images of European women as depicted by native Indian artists. Her𓂃 bodice is low and her face is shown in a three-quarter view - details which might be considered vulgar and overly familiar in comparison to more traditional Indian portraits of demure native princesses and noble women - whose faces are typically shown in a more respectful formal profile.

While resembling a nineteenth century English portrait our study was almost certainly drawn by a native Indian artist's hand - influenced by the Company School of the Anglo Indian Raj. The dr😼awing is an study of a specific individual and not idealized or overly flattering or beautiful. Her cheeks and lips are a rosy pink - coloristically echoing the large rose blossoms in her left hand and hair - a pastel aesthetic repeated in the light tones of her Victorian-style dress. Its loosely daubed-in colors may eventually become a color guide possibly for a future larger formal portrait based upon our study.