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gouache
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Animals -- India -- Pictorial works.
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Forbes, James, 1749–1819. Descriptive letters and drawings.
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Forbes, James, 1749–1819. Oriental memoirs.
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Forbes, James, 1749–1819
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Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
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Art, Artifact, Artifice (Yale University Art Gallery, 2020-02-14 - 2021-03-15)
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Paul Mellon's Legacy : A Passion for British Art (Yale Center for British Art, 2007-04-18 - 2007-07-29)
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Yellow-eyed Babbler (Chrysomma sinense) perched on Chinese hat plant (Holmskioldia sanguinea)
ca. 1770
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Forbes, James, 1749–1819
A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America