Gangoutri, source of the Ganges

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Colonel George Francis White (1808-1898)
Gangoutri, source of the Ganges
signed with initials 'G.F.W.' (lower right on the mount, overmounted) and inscribed 'Gungouri or the source of the Ganges - Himala Mtns' (lower left) and further inscribed 'Gangortree - Source of the Ganges.' (on the mount, overmounted)
pencil and with scratching out, heightened with white, unframed
12 x 18 in. (30.5 x 45.7 cm.)

Provenance

with Appleby Brothers, London, May 1970, where purchased for the present collection.

Engraved

G.F. White, Views in India, chiefly among the Himalaya Mountains, London, 1836, pl. XIX.

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Lot Essay

White published his Views in India, chiefly among the Himalayan Mountains between 1836 and 1838, with J.M.W. Turner and Samuel Prout contributing watercolours based on White's drawings. High in the Himalayas, Gangoutri is believed to be the place where the Ganges first touches earth. It is a place of pilgrimage, hence the figure of the Holy man, depicted with rosary and pots to collect sacred water.

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