Caricature. Inscribed on front in ink:’ Kut Fresco No XI. A portent of evil appeareth at noon-tide.Medium: pen-and-ink; watercolour Style: European school; British school Topics: caricatures; military
Album of 17 drawings of views in Afghanistan from the Kyber Pass to Kabul. 1840. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
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This is bound volume containting 17 watercolour illustrations. Folios 3-6 were blank. f.7’ The Mikras (Shears) or entrance into the Khyber Pass from the Peshawer hill.’ f.7v’ Jellalabad from the north near the Caubul River.’ f.8’ First Ascent of the Khyber Pass.’ f.9’ Khyber Pass. Ghurze (? ) Lal...
This note, dated March 8th 1910 and written by the artist’s son, explains the provenance of an album of 17 drawings of views in Afghanistan from the Kyber Pass to Kabul by James Atkinson (1780-1852). During the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) Atkinson served as Superintending Surgeon to the Army...
This is folio 2 from an album of 17 drawings of views in Afghanistan from the Kyber Pass to Kabul by James Atkinson (1780-1852). During the First Anglo-Afghan War (1839-42) Atkinson served as Superintending Surgeon to the Army of the Indus, a combined force of British and Indian troops. A talente...
The Mikras (Shears) or entrance into the Khyber Pass from the Peshawer hill. Artist(s): Atkinson, James (1780-1852)
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This is a pen-and-ink and water-colour drawing of the entrance into the Khyber Pass by James Atkinson (1780-1852) dated 1840. Inscribed on the front is: 'The Mikras (Shears) or entrance into the Khyber Pass from the Peshawer hill'; and on the side: 'First Ascent of the Khyber Pass'. The drawing i...
