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Depictions of a sandpiper and Garganey goose 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 Duck

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Depictions of a sandpiper and Garganey goose of Northern India is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, depicting Duck, 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 a sandpiper and a Garganey goose from northern India. The artist used soft colors and fine details to make the birds look real. The light hits their feathers just right. The birds stand on grass with a few plants around them. The colors stay calm and natural, not bright or flashy. It feels like a quiet moment in nature. See this at the Victoria and Albert Museum.

The story of this work

Overview

Two watercolor depictions on stained paper, laid on opposite sides of an album page, feature a sandpiper and a Gargeney goose from Northern India. The work was created in 1820 by an unknown artist and later presented by Robert Scott Greenshields in 1929.

Read the full account in the museum source.