A parrot
Painting
ca. 1870 (painted)
ca. 1870 (painted)
| Artist/Maker | |
| Place of origin |
The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one was painted around 1870 and is probably the work of Bahadur Lal II, who worked in Patna.
Object details
| Categories | |
| Object type | |
| Title | A parrot (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; watercolour, a parrot tethered to a perch, Patna, ca. 1870 |
| Physical description | A watercolour, with coloured borders, of a parrot tethered to a perch. |
| Dimensions |
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| Style | |
| Credit line | P. C. Manuk and Miss G. M. Coles Bequest through Art Fund |
| Object history | Red mounts and the hills were addded by Ishwari Prasad's son, who worked as a mounter and restorer for P.C. Manuk. |
| Subject depicted | |
| Summary | The pictures made by Indian artists for the British in India are called Company paintings. This one was painted around 1870 and is probably the work of Bahadur Lal II, who worked in Patna. |
| 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, 93, 95 p ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | IS.96-1949 |
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| Record created | December 15, 1999 |
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