Hand Colored Engraving by Jhoola A.: Scene on the Tonse River in India

Just a broad river bends past steep hills while tiny figures watch from a ledge

This hand colored engraving is from England, United Kingdom, and is dated 1860. It is ink on paper. These European views of the East were not always accurate and were prone to stereotype, yet they reflected genuine curiosity, and many were hand colored and are still appreciated as historical artworks. Washed with color, a scene of a wide river with small boats, a rocky foreground ledge with a few figures, and bare, folded hills rising behind. Muted green and brown color the slopes. It is 10.6 inches wide and 7 high.

Plenty of water, a few spectators, and no one in a hurry.