| Description | Artist's proof engraving on paper. A bespectacled gentleman sitting on a low chair, wearing an oriental hat, slippers and a British military jacket, reads the newspaper intently. There are various unordered papers at his feet and a small decorative table with an Arabic tea set. A curved sword hangs and there is an elaborate doorway in the façade of the building behind him. In the backgroung there are palm trees and a British soldier cantering past, his horse laden with goods including a labelled ‘CARPET’. |