Yale Center for British Art

Creator:
Shaikh Zayn-al-Din, active 1777–1782, Indian
Title:
Asian Openbill Stork (Anastomus oscitans)
Date:
1781
Materials & Techniques:
Graphite and watercolor on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 21 1/4 × 29 1/8 inches (54 × 74 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in graphite, upper left: "19"; in pen and brown ink, upper left: "38"; in pen and black ink, lower left: "[Persian script]"; in pen and brown ink, lower left: "In the collection of Lady Impey at Calcutta"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2016.26
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
stork | shell | bird | animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions (Yale Center for British Art, 2017-06-01 - 2017-08-13)
Publications:
A Decade of Gifts and Acquisitions, New Haven, 2017, p. 24, V2724 (YCBA)
Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:73008