View of Bhadgaon from the south side of the river.
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View of Bhatgaon from the south side of the river. Inscribed in pencil: ‘No. 9’; and above: ‘Town of Bhagaon.’ Pencil and water-colour; 236 by 419 mm. within broad black frame.
Henry Lawrence’s house at Mount Abu (Rajputana), with rugged hills beyond.
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Henry Lawrence’s house at Mount Abu (Rajputana), with rugged hills beyond. By a British artist, c.1850. Inscribed below on mount: ‘Sir Henry Lawrence’s House Mount Abu.’ Water-colour; .........
A group of Gurungs, male and female, some resting , one picking out glowing charcoal for his huqqa, before a mountainous background, with sheep and dogs.
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A group of Gurungs, male and female, some resting , one picking out glowing charcoal for his huqqa, before a mountainous background, with sheep and dogs. Inscribed on front in pencil: (above) ‘No. 2. Gurum log. Charcoal fire for hooqua’; and (below) ‘No.3’ [in nagari]’ guru°m log.’ Water-colou...
A group of Newars in the compound of a typical Newar house, with agricultural implements, and with a village with houses and temples beyond.
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A group of Newars in the compound of a typical Newar house, with agricultural implements, and with a village with houses and temples beyond. Inscribed on front in pencil: (above) ‘No. 4. Newars.’ Pencil, water-colour and body-colour, heightened with silver: 240 by 425 mm. within broad black fr...
A steep hillside dotted with houses, trees, rice terraces, etc., with a bungalow at the summit with tents pitched beside it..
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A steep hillside dotted with houss, trees, rice terraces, etc., with a bungalow at the summit with tents pitched beside it.. Inscribed in pencil on front: ‘Kauhui. Summer house of Resident. 6 miles from Khatmandu.’ (below, in nagari:) ‘kahuliya.’ Water-colour; 284 by 441 mm.
The British Residency in Kathmandu, an original Palladian bungalow, with a two-storeyed Gothic extension behind, with a British man in the garden with his children, with servants, animals and a sepoy.
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The British Residency in Kathmandu, an original Palladian bungalow, with a two-storeyed Gothic extension behind, with a British man in the garden with his children, with servants, animals and a sepoy. This is probably Brian Houghton Hodgson with his children. Inscribed on front in pencil: (abo...
The Parade Ground, Kathmandu, with the Dharahara tower (‘Bhimasen’s Folly’), Newar temples, European-style mansions, and the hills beyond. A group of sepoys in the foreground.
The sacred pool at Balaju, with a Political Officer approaching on horseback a group of Newars.
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The pool at Balaju, a tank with many images and fountains laid out in the 18th century north of Kathmandu, with a British Political Officer approaching on horseback a group of Newars. Inscribed in pencil on front: ‘Bala Ji. Flowing Tank. 2 miles north of Khatmandu;’ (on reverse:) ‘Temple. Tan...
A Newar lady being carried in a ha mmock sling from a striped pole carried by two bearers equipped with hooked staves similarly striped.
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A Newar lady being carried in a hammock slung from a striped pole carried by two bearers equipped with hooked staves similarly striped. Inscribed below in pencil beneath each bearer: ‘Newar.’ Water-colour and body-colour, heightened with silver: 256 by 445 mm. within black painted frames.
The image of Kala-Bhairava and the northern part of the old royal palace at Kathmandu beyond.
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The image of Kala-Bhairava and the northern part of the old royal palace at Kathmandu beyond. Inscribed on front in pencil: ‘No. 12’, and with numbers ‘1-11,’ corresponding to nagari inscriptions on the side: ‘1. Kotilig; 2. Mahadeval; 3. Taleju; 4. Naradeval; 5. Rudradeval; 6. Hathasole; 7. Vi...