Untitled

While specific technical details of this work are not provided, the watercolour medium suggests a potentially delicate and expressive approach, common in capturing outdoor scenes and local life during this period.

Created between 1895 and 1901 by Surgeon Captain W.E.A. Armstrong, an Assistant British Resident in Kathmandu, the painting was among nine donated to the V&A in 1946 by Lieutenant Colonel Armstrong. Earlier sketches may have been worked up into these paintings, with possible retrospective dating.

Part of a series depicting the Kathmandu valley, this painting reflects Armstrong's observations during his tenure. Some of these works were exhibited in London in 1900-1901, indicating an early audience for his Nepalese scenes.

As part of the V&A collection, the painting contributes to the museum's holdings of early 20th-century watercolours and provides a historical visual record of Patan, Nepal, during the late 19th to early 20th centuries.