A BOTANICAL PAINTING OF A MAPLE LEAF AND FLOWER PROPERTY FROM SIR ALEXANDER CUNNINGHAM’S COLLECTION OF BOTANICAL SKETCHES Possibly Tamil Nadu, Southern India, dated February 1860 Opaque pigments on paper, depicting a green maple leaf, the internal structure and veneering naturalistically portrayed, on the upper border a study of the cross and side section of a blooming flower in black and white wash, signed by the artist S. Ramaswamy and dated, at the bottom a later-added note in pencil typical of Cunningham’s sketches with personal annotations and remarks, the verso plain, 35cm x 25cm. Provenance: Cheffins Auction House, Cambridge, 9 March 2017, lot 373.