Two soldiers on horseback in battle [North India (Kangra), mid-nineteenth century]

Two soldiers on horseback in battle, large Indian painting on card, Pahari school [North India (Kangra), mid-nineteenth century] single leaf, ink and watercolour on card, heightened in gold, depicting two young soldiers bearing arms in battle on horseback, with two fallen soldiers at their feet in the foreground, miniature framed within navy blue banner decorated with white and red flowers, wider margins painted red with Sanskrit inscription in text-box at the head of the painting, reverse with contemporary Sanskrit inscriptions, some very faint fading, a few fractional chips to pigment (rarely affecting main image), overall very attractive condition, total 310 by 375 mm.