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Eight Gurkhas (© Gurkha Museum)
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© Gurkha Museum

Eight Gurkhas

Artist: Ghulam Ali Khan family

Location: Gurkha Museum

Date: 1815

Materials: gouache on paper

Dimensions: 25 x 40 cm

Grant:

Amount Paid: £17,500 (Total: £50,000)

Vendor: Sam Fogg

Review number: 4699 (1999)

Provenance:
Commissioned by William Fraser, sent to the Fraser House, near Inverness and discovered there (1970s?) by Malcolm Fraser; S 7/7/1980 (lot 12) bought by John Goelet; present owner.

Description:
Painting of eight Gurkhas - each figure is numbered and their names and villages are listed.

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