Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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Lot no 16.
'A Crimson Horned Pheasant (Tragopan Satyra) from the #ImpeyAlbum of #Calcutta #Bengal
Estimated £100,000-150,000.
This c1778-83 AD #CompanyPainting is by #LadyImpey's third artist Ram Das, a native of #Patna #Bihar who started to work for the #Impey's as an assistant artist 2-3 years after Zayn al-Din began working on the #Impey series.
Tragopan, found in the #Himalayan region of #India and #Pakistan is the State #Bird of #HimachalPradesh #Indian State.
#Art #Heritage #History
#impeyalbum #calcutta #bengal #CompanyPainting #ladyimpey #patna #bihar #Impey #himalayan #india #pakistan #bird #himachalpradesh #indian #art #heritage #history
Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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Lot no 15.
'A Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) eating a Snail'.
Dated 1781 AD #CompanyPainting signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din of #Patna #Bihar.
This #CompanySchool #Painting is also from #ImpeyAlbum of #LadyImpey of #Calcutta #Bengal #India
Exhibited: #ForgottenMasters Exhibition
curated by #WilliamDalrymple at #WallaceMuseum from 3rd Dec. 2019 to 13th Sept. 2020.
Previous owners include, amongst others, #JacquelineKennedyOnassis, wife of the slain US president.
#Art #Heritage #History
#CompanyPainting #patna #bihar #CompanySchool #painting #impeyalbum #ladyimpey #calcutta #bengal #india #forgottenmasters #WilliamDalrymple #wallacemuseum #JacquelineKennedyOnassis #art #heritage #history
Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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Lot no 14.
'A Great #Indian Fruit Bat or Flying Fox (Pteropus Giganteus) estimated between £300,000-500,000.
c1778-83 AD #CompanyPainting from the #ImpeyAlbum, signed by the artist Bhawani Das native of #Patna #Bihar.
This #Painting was formerly in the collection of #LadyImpey (Mary Reade) of #Calcutta #Bengal
Bhavani is most well known for his studies of Fruit Bats. He was among the three native artist in the service of Lady Impey, the senior most being Shaykh Zayn al-Din and, Ram Das.
#indian #CompanyPainting #impeyalbum #patna #bihar #painting #ladyimpey #calcutta #bengal
Sharad Mohan · @ssharadmohhan
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Lot no 13.
'A #Malabar Giant Squirrel (Rutufa Indica) in an Almond Tree'.
#CompanyPainting dated 1778 AD signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din of #Patna #Bihar
From the #ImpeyAlbum, this #Painting was commissioned by Lady Impey of #Calcutta #Bengal
Zayn's #Bird & #Animal subjects were almost always painted from life, on the English Whatman paper, using European watercolors.
Of the 326 #Paintings brought back to England by the Impeys in 1783, 17 were of animals.
Exhibited: #ForgottenMasters Exhibition.
#bihar #impeyalbum #painting #calcutta #bengal #bird #animal #paintings #forgottenmasters #malabar #CompanyPainting #patna