Seven Birds
Painting
ca. 1826 (made)
ca. 1826 (made)
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One of twelve folios bound into a volume with marbled covers. This one of seven birds
(i) Red-whiskered bulbul,; (ii) Chestnut-bellied munia; (iii) Purple sun bird; (iv) Black-crested yellow bulbul; (v) Blue-bearded bee-eater; (vi) Brown-throated sun bird; (vii) Grey-headed mynah.
(i) Red-whiskered bulbul,; (ii) Chestnut-bellied munia; (iii) Purple sun bird; (iv) Black-crested yellow bulbul; (v) Blue-bearded bee-eater; (vi) Brown-throated sun bird; (vii) Grey-headed mynah.
Object details
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| Object type | |
| Title | Seven Birds (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | watercolour on paper |
| Brief description | Painting; watercolour, Seven Birds, Calcutta, ca. 1826 |
| Physical description | One of twelve folios bound into a volume with marbled covers. This one of seven birds (i) Red-whiskered bulbul,; (ii) Chestnut-bellied munia; (iii) Purple sun bird; (iv) Black-crested yellow bulbul; (v) Blue-bearded bee-eater; (vi) Brown-throated sun bird; (vii) Grey-headed mynah. |
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| 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, 102 p ISBN 0944142303 |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | E.1335-1927 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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