Key Information

Photographer

Evan Yorke Nepean

Collection

Evan Yorke Nepean

Date of Photo

September 7th 1936

Named Person

Prime Minister

Region

Lhasa > Trapshi

Accession number

2001.35.215.1

Image Dimensions

90 x 58 mm

The Prime Minister of Tibet is here seen on horseback arriving at a review of Tibetan troops that was put on for Brigadier Neame of the British Mission under Sir Basil Gould. Officials can be seen paying their respects to him on the left of the image, while a large monk leads the contingent to the place where they would be seated

Further Information

Activity

Riding

Photographic Process

Print silver

Date Acquired

Loaned August 2002

Donated by

Judy Goldthorp

Expedition

British Diplomatic Mission to Lhasa 1936-37

Photo also owned by

Lady Nepean

This Image also appears in another collection

2001.35.396.40.2

Other Information

Notes on print/mount - 2-215; 14. [KC 01/08/2006]

Other Information - Related Images

Other Information - Related Images: Caption for this image in Nepean's album (see Same Image As) - 'The Prime Minister arriving at the Barracks' [MS 01/08/2006]

Other Information - Setting

Other Information - Setting: This photograph was taken on September 7th 1936 when a review of Tibetan troops was held for Brigadier Neame, who had travelled to Lhasa as part of the British mission in order to give military advice to the Tibetan government. Evan Nepean, whose arrival had been delayed due to technical problems with the wireless equipment arrived in Lhasa the day prior to this event [MS 30/03/2006]

For Citation use:
The Tibet Album. "Prime Minister arriving at military review" 05 Dec. 2006. The Pitt Rivers Museum. <http://tibet.prm.ox.ac.uk/photo_2001.35.215.1.html>.

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Prime Minister arriving at military review