A STEPPE BUZZARD

Details

CALCUTTA SCHOOL, CIRCA 1800
A STEPPE BUZZARD
Inscribed in Persian (lower centre) and further inscribed "ONP" (lower right)
Pencil, pen and black ink, watercolour and bodycolour with gum arabic
18¾ x 14¾ in. (47.6 x 37.5 cm.)

Provenance

Anonymous sale, Christie's, London, 30 September 1997, lot 12.

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Lot Essay

Fauna and flora of the Indian sub-continent were recorded for scientific reasons by the English in India. All manner of linguistic, archaeological and botanical enquiry was set in train by the Asiatic Society of Bengal, of which Sir William Jones was the leading light. Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of Bengal until 1782, employed Indian artists, together with his wife, to record for their, subsequently famous, albums, portraits of birds and plants.

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