Figures on the banks of the River Hoogly, Tollygunge, Calcutta

Edward Lear (1812-1888) Figures on the banks of the River Hoogly, Tollygunge, Calcutta inscribed 'Tallygunje (sic)./Calcutta./1874' (lower left) and signed with monogram and further dated '1878' (lower right) and further inscribed 'Tallygunje (sic), Calcutta' (on a fragment of the old mount attached to the backboard) pencil and watercolour on paper, heightened with touches of white 9½ x 15¼in. (24.1 x 38.7cm.)