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Three animals

Painting
ca. 1826 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of twelve folios bound into a volume with marbled covers. This one of three animals: (i) Pangolin; (ii) Brown squirrel; (iii) Black squirrel.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleThree animals (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Watercolour on paper
Brief description
Painting; watercolour, Three animals, Calcutta, ca. 1826
Physical description
One of twelve folios bound into a volume with marbled covers. This one of three animals: (i) Pangolin; (ii) Brown squirrel; (iii) Black squirrel.
Dimensions
  • Height: 37cm
  • Width: 52cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
Birds and animals of Sylhet. Drawn by a Native Artist, 1826 (Inscribed on title page)
Object history
Lord Amherst was Governor General of India 1823-8. He, his wife and daughter were all interested in natural history, and a tree, the 'Flame Amherstia', was named after them.
Production
Probably by the Calcutta artist who accompanied the British Commissioners to Burma, 1825
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
E.1343-1927

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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