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Depictions of a Coppersmith and a Red jungle-fowl of Northern India

Unknown

1820

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Patna School of Painting Romanticism Early 19th Century Animal Rooster

Dominant colour

Depictions of a Coppersmith and a Red jungle-fowl of Northern India is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, depicting Rooster, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

Who painted this?: Unknown
When & what style?: 1820 · Patna School of Painting
Where can I see it?: Victoria and Albert Museum

About this work

This painting shows two Indian scenes side by side. A man works a glowing copper pot with a hammer. Next to him, a bright red jungle fowl stands on green grass. Someone painted this around 1820. It looks like it came from a workshop that made many small pictures for travelers. Want to see more? Look up the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

Two watercolor paintings from Northern India, dated 1820, depict a coppersmith at work and a red jungle-fowl standing in profile. The works were presented in 1929 by Robert Scott Greenshields, who served in the Indian Civil Service across Bengal and Assam from 1879 to 1910.

Read the full account in the museum source.