Valley of the Dhoon from Landour 1829

Editor: This is "Valley of the Dhoon from Landour" by Lt-Col George Francis White. It's a pencil drawing. There's something so peaceful and vast about the scene. What do you see in it? Curator: I feel drawn into the quiet stillness. It whispers of the British colonial gaze, doesn't it? White, a military man, framing the landscape, almost claiming it with his gaze and graphite. Do you sense that tension between observation and possession? Editor: I do now. It’s subtle but definitely there. Thanks! Curator: Indeed, a landscape both beautiful and weighted with history. A quiet masterpiece.