Jules Schaumburg Belgian, 1839-1886
Ancient fort of Gwalior, India
signed, inscribed and dated 'Jules.Schaumburg./Gwalior.1869.' (lower left)
pencil and watercolour
12¼ x 20 in. (31.1 x 50.8 cm)
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Schaumburg arrived in India in May 1864 firstly in Bombay, before moving on to Baroda and then Calcutta. He worked for the Geological Survey of India as the chief draughtsman, and this watercolour would have been painted on one of his many trips to central and northern India.