Scarlet minivet
Painting
ca. 1830 (painted)
ca. 1830 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of four pictures of birds that were originally owned by Lord Amherst and his wife. Lord Amherst was Governor-General from 1823 to 1828.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | Scarlet minivet (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; gouache on paper, Scarlet minivet, Calcutta, ca. 1830 |
| Physical description | Scarlet minivet. One of four drawings of birds. |
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| Style | |
| Marks and inscriptions | Inscribed in pencil with identifications (Watermarked 1819) |
| Credit line | Given by Lady Amherst |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one comes from a set of four pictures of birds that were originally owned by Lord Amherst and his wife. Lord Amherst was Governor-General from 1823 to 1828. |
| Bibliographic reference | Archer, Mildred. Company Paintings Indian Paintings of the British period
Victoria and Albert Museum Indian Series London: Victoria and Albert Museum, Maplin Publishing, 1992, 103 p ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.69-1964 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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