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1 photomechanical print : halftone ; border 23 x 30.5 cm

Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: hermits exorcising devils. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after Dr. Koelitz.

1 painting : gouache ; image 15.3 x 20.5 cm

Boer War: the operating theatre of a hospital ship in which stands a naval man. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson, 1899.

Boer War: the ward of a hospital ship in which a nurse converses with an anxious lady and her daughter. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson, 1899.

Boer War: British wounded prisoners and the Boer wounded arriving at Pretoria station. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after a photograph.

Boer War: The Duke of Connaught raising the Union Jack on the masthead of a hospital ship, an official Committee and line of soldiers in attendance. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson after D. Macpherson, 1899.

1 drawing : ink wash, with gouache ; border 20.2 x 30 cm

English hospital in Beira, Mozambique: staff, patients and the Lady Superintendent, Mrs. Goodman. Ink wash and gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson, 1901, after E. Watts.

1 drawing : gouache ; image 18.5 x 27.8 cm

The funeral of Sir Hector MacDonald in Edinburgh. Gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson after J. Faulds.

<p>Episode described by Hedin in his book Central Asia and Tibet: towards the holy city of Lassa, London 1903, vol. 2, chapter X, pp. 376-383. Kamba Bombo, governor (bombo) of Nakkchu (Nag Tshu), visits Hedin on behalf of the Dalai Lama, and draws his hand across his throat to indicate Hedin's fate should he proceed further</p>

1 drawing : pencil and ink wash with highlights in white gouache ; image and border 40 x 30.2 cm

Tibet: Kamba Bombo warns Sven Hedin not to proceed further south towards Lhasa. Drawing by F.C. Dickinson, 1902, after Sven Hedin.

1 photomechanical print : halftone ; image 23.2 x 30.7 cm

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Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: hermits exorcising devils. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after Dr. Koelitz.

Boer War: the operating theatre of a hospital ship in which stands a naval man. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson, 1899.

Boer War: the ward of a hospital ship in which a nurse converses with an anxious lady and her daughter. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson, 1899.

Boer War: British wounded prisoners and the Boer wounded arriving at Pretoria station. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after a photograph.

Boer War: The Duke of Connaught raising the Union Jack on the masthead of a hospital ship, an official Committee and line of soldiers in attendance. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson after D. Macpherson, 1899.

English hospital in Beira, Mozambique: staff, patients and the Lady Superintendent, Mrs. Goodman. Ink wash and gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson, 1901, after E. Watts.

The funeral of Sir Hector MacDonald in Edinburgh. Gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson after J. Faulds.

Tibet: Kamba Bombo warns Sven Hedin not to proceed further south towards Lhasa. Drawing by F.C. Dickinson, 1902, after Sven Hedin.

Royal Victoria Military Hospital, Netley, Hampshire: Queen Victoria visiting the wounded. Process print after R.C. Dickinson after W. Hatherell.

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Mount Zouquala, Abyssinia: hermits exorcising devils. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after Dr. Koelitz.

Boer War: the operating theatre of a hospital ship in which stands a naval man. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson, 1899.

Boer War: the ward of a hospital ship in which a nurse converses with an anxious lady and her daughter. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson, 1899.

Boer War: British wounded prisoners and the Boer wounded arriving at Pretoria station. Process print after F.C. Dickinson after a photograph.

Boer War: The Duke of Connaught raising the Union Jack on the masthead of a hospital ship, an official Committee and line of soldiers in attendance. Gouache painting by F. Dickinson after D. Macpherson, 1899.

English hospital in Beira, Mozambique: staff, patients and the Lady Superintendent, Mrs. Goodman. Ink wash and gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson, 1901, after E. Watts.

The funeral of Sir Hector MacDonald in Edinburgh. Gouache drawing by F. C. Dickinson after J. Faulds.

Tibet: Kamba Bombo warns Sven Hedin not to proceed further south towards Lhasa. Drawing by F.C. Dickinson, 1902, after Sven Hedin.

Royal Victoria Military Hospital, Netley, Hampshire: Queen Victoria visiting the wounded. Process print after R.C. Dickinson after W. Hatherell.

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