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Unknown — A Great Egret (Ardea Egretta), attributed to Gurudayal, Company School, Barrackpore (near Calcutta), circa 1802
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A Great Egret (Ardea Egretta), attributed to Gurudayal, Company School, Barrackpore (near Calcutta), circa 1802

A detailed ornithological study of a Great Egret attributed to Gurudayal, created in the Company School style at Barrackpore near Calcutta circa 1802. The work exemplifies the precision and naturalism characteristic of Company School wildlife art.

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

October 27, 2021

Estimate: $40,000$60,000

Lot 4

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Unknown, A Great Egret (Ardea Egretta), attributed to Gurudayal, Company School, Barrackpore (near Calcutta), circa 1802

A detailed ornithological study of a Great Egret attributed to Gurudayal, created in the Company School style at Barrackpore near Calcutta circa 1802. The work exemplifies the precision and naturalism characteristic of Company School wildlife art.

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

Related themes

Natural History, Bird, Zoology, Colonial Art, Ornithology, Calcutta, Egret, Barrackpore, 1802, Company School

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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