The woman is an Akalan, or Nihangani (female Akali or Nihang) – a Sikh warrior. This painintg is page 19 in an album of Company drawings ranging in subject-matter from social scenes, trades, religious scenes and deities, gardens, sports and portraits. All drawn in watercolour, some with pencil and oxidised gold, some similar to the Kalighat style
Watercolour on paper