Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)

Ramboda Pass, Ceylon

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Constance Frederica Gordon Cumming (1837-1924)
Ramboda Pass, Ceylon
signed, inscribed and dated 'Ramboda Pass Ceylon. (Peacock & Gampola Hills)/WHGregory/Henry Cockburn Hunt/April.1873.CFGC.' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Allogalla Park' (lower centre)
pencil and watercolour, heightened with white and gum arabic
19 x 28 in. (48.9 x 73.1 cm.)

Lot Essay

Constance Gordon Cumming travelled in India for a year arriving in December 1868. After a brief sojourn back in England she returned to spend a further two years travelling in Ceylon. She tried to sketch almost everyday and the fruits of her labours were published in 1892 as Two Happy Years in Ceylon, London and Edinburgh.

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