Two portraits of kneeling men, North India, Upper Punjab, 19th century Unfinished drawings in pencil and ink heightened with gouache on paper, each depicting a kneeling man. The first, of a certain age, is turbaned and dressed in a white jama covered with a green furry coat, a long white scarf tied across his chest. He is leaning against cushions, holding a book in his left hand and a bidi to his mouth. In the background, a servant is fanning him with his morshal fly swatter. The second is turbaned and dressed in a white jama held in place by a pink sash into which a khanjar is slipped. 21.7 x 13.4 and 20.2 x 13.7 cm A few stains, tears, folds and wetness on the second.