A watercolour sketch for one of the lithograph illustrations, Dancing Girls, in W. G. Osborne's The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing circa 1838-40 watercolour on wove paper with partial Whatman watermark 118 x 200 mm. Footnotes: For the book, the full title of which is The Court and Camp of Runjeet Sing, with an introductory sketch of the origin and rise of the Sikh state, see the sale in these rooms, Islamic and Indian Art, 21st May 2026, lot 255. It had sixteen lithograph illustrations by Hamerton. Osborne was Military Secretary to his uncle, Lord Auckland, in India. In the spring and summer of 1838, he was posted to the Punjab with orders to prepare for the diplomatic mission to Maharajah Ranjit Singh. For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com For further information about this lot please visit the lot listing