Watercolour over pencil on laid paper
60 x 36 cms
Circa 1806
Barton served in the Bengal Native Infantry from 1800 to 1845. He was active
in the 3rd Maratha War (1817-19) and siege of Bharatpore. He progressed through
the ranks and was made Lieutenant-General in 1851, though by this stage he
had returned to England. His first years were spent on survey work; he surveyed
Garhwal, Sirur and Hindur after the Nepal Wars (1815-16). His skill impressed
John Hodgeson, senior officer in the Surveyor-General's Department who commented:
'Lt Barton... is exceeded by no one as a Draftsman, either in taking views
or giving to Maps and Plans an exquisitely beautiful finish'.
