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  1. Sharad Mohan @[email protected] ·

    Lot no 15.

    'A Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) eating a Snail'.

    Dated 1781 AD #CompanyPainting signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din of #Patna #Bihar.

    This #CompanySchool #Painting is also from #ImpeyAlbum of #LadyImpey of #Calcutta #Bengal #India

    Exhibited: #ForgottenMasters Exhibition
    curated by #WilliamDalrymple at #WallaceMuseum from 3rd Dec. 2019 to 13th Sept. 2020.

    Previous owners include, amongst others, #JacquelineKennedyOnassis, wife of the slain US president.
    #Art #Heritage #History

    #companypainting #patna #bihar #companyschool #painting #impeyalbum
  2. Sharad Mohan @[email protected] ·

    Lot no 5 of the Carlton Rochelle Collection of #CompanySchool #Paintings from #India sold by Sotheby's.
    'An Open-Bill Asian Stork (Anastomus Oscitans).
    c1780 #CompanyPainting from #Lucknow #UttarPradesh
    Estimated between £60,000-80,000.
    This #Bird is commonly found in Freshwater Marshes, Shallow Lakes & Paddy Fields of the #IndianSubContinent
    Made for an unknown official of the #EastIndiaCompany
    Exhibited: #ForgottenMasters Exhibition at #WallaceMuseum curated by #WilliamDalrymple

    #companyschool #paintings #india #companypainting #lucknow #uttarpradesh