Watercolour of Connagore Bungalow and East Indian Railway Works in Konnagar, India

Painting, watercolour, Connagore bungalow, 2 miles south of Serampore, showing also the railway embankment, 3rd November 1853, by G W Archer. Depicts the construction of a railway embankment by Indian labourers, who are carrying earth in baskets on their heads, and tipping it on the mound. In the foreground a labourer bows low before a British official, who is sheltered beneath a parasol held by another labourer. At right a man in Indian dress holds a white horse, amidst the stumps of cut down trees. Beyond is a two-storey bungalow, set amidst trees, with a veranda on the second floor and a thatched roof. There are two smaller thatched buildings nearby. The title is inscribed in ink on the reverse together with the words "Geo. Turnbull 3 Nov 1853" and in pencil "Drawn by Mr Archer". From the collection of George Turnbull, Chief Engineer of the East Indian Railway. The inscriptions are in Turnbull’s hand.