Pakhli

 

Pakhli valley (Mansehra, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa), 1857. Painting by Henry Brabazon Urmston. Source

The subject indicated on the verso of the painting is 'Puklee Valley, North of Hazarah, Punjab, India—Mountains of Koonsh and Kaghan in the distance, October 1857'. A further, later inscription on the verso states 'The Puklee Valley Upper Mazarah Punjab from Manserah [Mansehra] (storm approaching) Oct 1857'.

Henry Brabazon Urmston served in the Bengal Army 1847–74. He held various positions, including Assistant Commissioner in the Punjab with special duty in Kashmir during 1857, and Deputy Commissioner in Peshawar, Bannu, Sialkot, Amritsar and Rawalpindi.