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Love this!
(And the #Fish that wifey is cooking)

A Chowta Dantnia (#Bengal Yellowfin Seabream)

#CompanyPainting made by #Artist Bhawani Das of #Patna for #ImpeyAlbum in 1783 CE, the year Lord & #LadyImpey left #Calcutta for England

From the Toby Falk colln sold by Christies for £94,500

Lord Impey was the #EastIndiaCompany first Chief Justice of the High Court at #Kolkata #India

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Painting #Heritage #Art #History #Histodons #MastoArt #BritishInIndia #GoodNight

A Lesser Coucal (Centropus Bengalensis on a Frangipani (Plumeria Alba) Branch.

This stunning #CompanyPainting was made by #Artist Shaykh Zain al-Din native of #Patna for the #ImpeyAlbum of #LadyImpey of #Calcutta #Bengal in 1777 CE

This #Painting was discovered in the 1950's & was auctioned by Christies on 27th Oct 2023 from the Toby Falk collection for £504,000.

#IndianHeritage #IndianHistory #Paintings #Heritage #History #EastIndiaCompany #MastoArt #Art #BritishInIndia #Histodons #Bird

#Paintings of such genre rarely come up in the #Art market for auction

One such #CompanyPainting of a 'Spot-billed or Grey Pelican' dated 1780 CE, by artist Shaykh Zayn al-Din, native of #Patna #Bihar #India & from #ImpeyAlbum of #LadyImpey (Mary Reade), wife of Sir Elijah Impey, the #EastIndiaCompany Chief Justice at #Calcutta (#Kolkata) #Bengal was sold by Sotheby on 25th Oct 2023 for £787,400

#IndianHistory #IndianHeritage #Painting #MastoArt #ArtOfTheDay #Heritage #History #BritishInIndia

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