Distant view of Punakha Dzong seen from the south. Artist(s): Davis, Samuel (1756/7-1819)
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Distant view of Punakha Dzong seen from the south. 44.7 by 66 cm. Note: A similar untraced view was used by George Stubbs as the background to a painting of a yak. The animal had been sent to Hastings on his return to England.
Leh, Kashmir. In the foreground figures carrying baskets and on the right two tents. Artist(s): Pullan, Ayrton (1834-1891)
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Leh, Kashmir. In the foreground figures carrying baskets and on the right two tents. Inscribed: ‘A. Pullan’. Crayon highlighted with white; 36 by 49.5cm. Presented by the Royal Geographical Society, 1974. Note: The drawing was possibly made during the Great Trigonometrical Survey in Kashmir...
Inscribed on original mount: 'The Aret Valley in the Chugani country of Afghanistan. The house belongs to Malik Azim Khan'. Artist(s): Tanner, Henry Charles Baskerville (1835-1898)
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Inscribed on original mount: ‘The Aret Valley in the Chugani country of Afghanistan. The house belongs to Malik Azim Khan. Capt. Tanner’. Wash heightened with white; 45 by 62.7 cm with arched top. Purchased 1974. Note: For an account of Tanner’s expedition to the Aret Valley see his ‘Notes ...
Inscribed on reverse: 'Buddhist Temple in the Square called ‘Lughura Tow Vihar’, Kathmandoo. November 1852'. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘Buddhist Temple in the Square called ‘Lughura Tow Vihar’, Kathmandoo. November 1852’. Water-colour; 23.5 by 30 cm.
Inscribed on reverse: 'Buddhist temple, called Kathisambhu in the city of Kathmandoo - sketched from the N.W. corner of its Courtyard. November 1854'. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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Inscribed on reverse: ‘Buddhist temple, called Kathisambhu in the city of Kathmandoo - sketched from the N.W. corner of its Courtyard. November 1854’. Water-colour; 28 by 38.2 cm.
The Kumari jatra. Three temple cars outside the Hanuman Dhoka, or Old Palace, Kathmandu. Artist(s): Oldfield, Henry Ambrose (1822-1871)
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The Kumari jatra. Three temple cars outside the Hanuman Dhoka, or Old Palace, Kathmandu. Inscribed on reverse: ‘The ‘Ruth’ jatra in front of Durbar, vol.3, pp.106-118’. Water-colour; 33 by 40.5 cm.
