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A snake attacking birds

Lithograph
ca. 1828 (Published)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

One of two lithographs from Sir Charles d'Oyly and C>W> Smith, "The Feathered Game of Hindostan". They provide further evidence that the Patna artists had access to the work of D'Oyly and Webb Smith.


Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleA snake attacking birds (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Printed
Brief description
Printing; Lithograph, snake attacking birds, Sir C d'Oyly C W Smith, Patna, ca. 1828
Physical description
One of two lithographs from Sir Charles d'Oyly and C>W> Smith, "The Feathered Game of Hindostan". They provide further evidence that the Patna artists had access to the work of D'Oyly and Webb Smith.
Dimensions
  • Height: 14.5cm
  • Width: 22cm
Style
Credit line
Presented by W.G. Archer
Object history
These two prints were acquired from Ishwari Prasad.
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, 89 p. ISBN 0944142303
Collection
Accession number
IS.38-1961

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Record createdJune 25, 2009
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