Major Edward Mary Joseph Molyneux (13 March 1866 – 19 January 1913)''Who's Who 1914'' was a British painter. During his years in the Himalayan

Valley of Kashmir The Kashmir Valley, also known as the ''Vale of Kashmir'', is an intermontane valley concentrated in the Kashmir Division of the Indian- union territory of Jammu and Kashmir. The valley is bounded on the southwest by the Pir Panjal Range and ...

, Molyneux painted many scenes of the capital city of

Srinagar Srinagar (English: , ) is the largest city and the summer capital of Jammu and Kashmir, India. It lies in the Kashmir Valley on the banks of the Jhelum River, a tributary of the Indus, and Dal and Anchar lakes. The city is known for its natu ...

and other areas which inspired him. The paintings were published in a book titled ''Kashmir'' (1909), accompanied by descriptions of the Valley by

Francis Younghusband Lieutenant Colonel Sir Francis Edward Younghusband, (31 May 1863 – 31 July 1942) was a British Army officer, explorer, and spiritual writer. He is remembered for his travels in the Far East and Central Asia; especially the 1904 British ...

. His nephew was Edward Henry Molyneux, fashion designer.

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