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Unknown — A Bay Racehorse with a Groom, signed by Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, Company School, Calcutta, circa 1842
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A Bay Racehorse with a Groom, signed by Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, Company School, Calcutta, circa 1842

A portrait of a bay racehorse with its groom, signed by Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya from the Company School in Calcutta. Created circa 1842, the work depicts equine anatomy with precision characteristic of the period.

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IN AN INDIAN GARDEN: The Carlton Rochell Collection of Company School Paintings

October 27, 2021

Estimate: $30,000$50,000

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Unknown, A Bay Racehorse with a Groom, signed by Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya, Company School, Calcutta, circa 1842

A portrait of a bay racehorse with its groom, signed by Shaykh Muhammad Amir of Karraya from the Company School in Calcutta. Created circa 1842, the work depicts equine anatomy with precision characteristic of the period.

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Sotheby's, New York, London, Hong Kong, Paris

Related themes

19th Century, Animal Study, Calcutta, Horse Portrait, Equestrian Art, Company School, Shaykh Muhammad Amir

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Collected by

Richard Caswell, Sebastián Naranjo, Jonah Handel, Musée d'Art Moderne de Paris, Ethan Elkins, Alex Capecelatro, Mihail Lari, Cleveland Museum of Art