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A superb leopard wall mount by Van Ingen & Van Ingen of Mysore
Taken by Sir G.C. Kirkpatrick, 17 November 1943, probably in the surroundings of Satpura Range, Madhya Pradesh
H. 49 x W. 39 cm (board)
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
The reverse with number 30305, which corresponds in the Van Ingen Archives with the order dated 17 November 1943 for Sir G. C. Kirkpatrick / Army School of Education, Pachmarhi.
Pachmarhi is a hill station in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, located in the Satpura Range. It’s often called the “Queen of Satpura” and is part of the Satpura National Park area — known for its dense forests, waterfalls, and colonial-era bungalows. An excellent place to go for tiger hunting.
Although untraceable, Kirkpatrick was (supposedly because he could go hunting) a high-ranking member of the Army Educational Corps stationed at the Army School of Education, Pachmarhi, Central Provinces (now Madhya Pradesh, India). The school, founded in 1921 and relocated to Pachmarhi in 1939, served as the British-Indian Army’s main training centre for educational officers during the Second World War.
H. 49 x W. 39 cm (board)
Provenance:
Private collection, United Kingdom
The reverse with number 30305, which corresponds in the Van Ingen Archives with the order dated 17 November 1943 for Sir G. C. Kirkpatrick / Army School of Education, Pachmarhi.
Pachmarhi is a hill station in the state of Madhya Pradesh, India, located in the Satpura Range. It’s often called the “Queen of Satpura” and is part of the Satpura National Park area — known for its dense forests, waterfalls, and colonial-era bungalows. An excellent place to go for tiger hunting.
Although untraceable, Kirkpatrick was (supposedly because he could go hunting) a high-ranking member of the Army Educational Corps stationed at the Army School of Education, Pachmarhi, Central Provinces (now Madhya Pradesh, India). The school, founded in 1921 and relocated to Pachmarhi in 1939, served as the British-Indian Army’s main training centre for educational officers during the Second World War.
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