An Orange-Headed Ground Thrush and a Death's-Head Moth on a Purple Ebony Orchid Branch, dated 1778, Made in India, Calcutta, Opaque watercolor and ink on paper, Painting: H. 23.5 in. (59.7 cm), Codices, Shaikh Zain al–Din, This natural study comes from a famous collection of works commissioned by the Chief Justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey, and his wife, Lady Mary. The original album included 326 paintings, many of which, like the one here, were distinctively inscribed in Persian with the name of the artist and in English in Lady Impey’s hand
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Orange-Headed Ground Thrush, Death'-Head Moth, Purple Ebony Orchid Branch, dated 1778, India, Calcutta, Opaque watercolor, ink, paper, Painting, H, 23.5, 59.7 cm, Codices, Shaikh Zain al–Din, natural, study, comes, famous collection, works commissioned, Chief Justice, Bengal, Sir Elijah, Impey, wife, Lady Mary, original album, included, 326, paintings, distinctively inscribed, Persian, name, artist, English, Impey, hand
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