Academic Drawing - Male Face - 19th Century Men's Academy

Watercolor, signed and dated September 1883, depicting the village of Sipi/Siji-Shimla - North Pradesh, India. Village 97 Siji-Shimla, Mainland Pradesh, India.
In 1864, Shimla was designated the summer capital of the British Raj in India. A popular tourist and English destination, Shimla is nicknamed the "Queen of the Hills." Located in the northwestern Himalayas at an altitude of 2,130 meters, it is named after Shyamala Devi, the indigo incarnation of Kali.
Major General Sir Matthew William Edward Gosset, K.C.B., was born six days ago in 1839. He joined the army in 1856, at the age of seventeen, and served as an ensign in the 54th Regiment during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858. After the war, he was appointed by the Royal Military College from 1873 to 1877, after serving as a brigadier-major at Aldershot from 1877 to 1878. From 1878 to 1881, Gosset took part in the operations of the campaign against Gaika in the Buffalo and Perie Bush Mountains. During the Zulu campaign, he served as adjutant at Lord Chelmsford's camp at the Battle of Isandhlwana. In addition, he had to go to the General District Department, where the main and minor services in Zululand were to be provided: the Ullund Battalion and the Transvaal Campaign. His appointment as Commandant of Durban and District Headquarters took place in 1881. Please note that while posted to the Indian Theatre, he commanded the 1st Dorset Regiment from 1887 to 1890 and the Burma and Bangalore District (Second Class) from 1891 to 1896. Gosset was promoted to Major-General in 1896 and was discharged in 1903 as Colonel of the Dorsetshire Regiment. Edward Gosset K.C.B. was unavailable. He was born 6 days ago, in 1839. He joined the army in 1856, at the age of seventeen, and served as an Ensign in the 54th Regiment during the Indian Mutiny of 1857-1858. After the war, he was appointed by the Royal Military College from 1873 to 1877, after serving as a brigadier-major at Aldershot from 1877 to 1878. From 1878 to 1881, Gosset took part in the operations of the campaign against Gaika in the Buffalo and Perie Bush Mountains. During the Zulu campaign, he served as adjutant at Lord Chelmsford's camp at the Battle of Isandhlwana. In addition, he had to go to the General District Department, where the main and minor services in Zululand were to be provided: the Ullund Battalion and the Transvaal Campaign. His appointment as Commandant of Durban and District Headquarters took place in 1881. Please note that, while posted to the Indian theatre, he commanded the 1st Dorset Regiment from 1887 to 1890 and the Burma and Bangalore District (Second Class) from 1891 to 1896. Gosset was promoted to Major-General in 1896 and discharged in 1903 with the rank of Colonel of the Dorsetshire Regiment. During his time in South Africa, he was not mentioned in the London Gazette of 15 March and 21 August 1879, with the rank of Brevet Major and Colonial Tenant. In 1897, Gosset was awarded the title of Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He died on 17 March 1909, at the age of seventy. He appeared in the London Gazette of 15 March and 21 August 1879, with the ranks of brevet major and lieutenant colonel. In 1897, Gosset was made a Knight Commander of the Order of the Bath. He died on 17 March 1909, at the age of seventy.