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Depictions of a Sarus crane and Parus crane

Unknown

1820

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From the collection of Victoria and Albert Museum

Romanticism Early 19th Century Animal Crane

Dominant colour

Depictions of a Sarus crane and Parus crane is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Romanticism work, depicting Crane, held at Victoria and Albert Museum.

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

About this work

This painting shows a single bird standing on a patch of green. The crane has a long neck, a grayish body, and black-tipped wings. The background is mostly a faded brown, with some white streaks near the top. The bird’s beak is sharp and pointed, and its legs are long and thin. The artist used simple lines and flat colors, keeping the focus on the bird’s shape. Next, look up crane to see what kinds of birds these artists were drawing.

The story of this work

Overview

Two watercolour depictions of cranes—a Sarus crane and a Parus crane—are shown on stained paper mounted on opposite sides of an album folio, likely made around 1820 by an unknown artist. The work was later presented by Robert Scott Greenshields, who served in the Indian Civil Service in Bengal and Assam from 1879 to 1910, and it entered the collection in 1929.

Read the full account in the museum source.