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Depictions of Indian house crow and a Indian paradise flycatcher 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

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Depictions of Indian house crow and a Indian paradise flycatcher of Northern India is a 1820 paint by Unknown, a Patna School of Painting work, 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 birds perched on a tree branch. One is a dark, speckled crow with a sharp beak, while the other is a smaller bird with a white chest and brown wings. Below them, a tree trunk and some grass fill the bottom of the image. The smaller bird is labeled as an *Indian paradise flycatcher*, a real species. The crow looks like an *Indian house crow*, both native to Northern India. Next, check out the Victoria and Albert Museum to see more works like this.

The story of this work

Overview

Two watercolour illustrations from the early 19th century depict an Indian house crow and an Indian paradise flycatcher native to northern India. The works were donated in 1929 by Robert Scott Greenshields, a member of the Indian Civil Service who served in Bengal and Assam between 1879 and 1910.

Read the full account in the museum source.