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Depictions of a Mallard and Australian black-fronted plover of Northern India

Painting
ca. 1820 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Depictions of a Mallard (a) and Australian black-fronted plover (b) on stained paper laid on either side of an album page


Object details

Category
Object type
TitleDepictions of a Mallard and Australian black-fronted plover of Northern India (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Water colour on stained paper
Brief description
Paintings; water colour, Depictions of a Mallard (a) and Australian black-fronted plover (b) of Northern India, Kangra, ca. 1820
Physical description
Depictions of a Mallard (a) and Australian black-fronted plover (b) on stained paper laid on either side of an album page
Dimensions
  • Length: 22.5cm
  • Width: 16.5cm
Style
Marks and inscriptions
a) "nilsar" "23" "Mallard Duck" b)"28" "kornak" "Australian stone Plover" (Inscribed with names mostly in the Dogri form of Takri,which has been transliterated, and the English names added in pencil at a later date.)
Object history
Presented by Robert Scott Greenshields (Indian Civil Service, Bengal and Assam 1879-1910), 1929.
Subjects depicted
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, 170, 171 p ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
E.438-1929

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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