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Unknown — A Malabar Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Indica) in an Almond Tree, from the Impey Album, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, Company School, Calcutta, dated 1778
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A Malabar Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Indica) in an Almond Tree, from the Impey Album, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, Company School, Calcutta, dated 1778

A naturalistic depiction of a Malabar Giant Squirrel perched in an almond tree, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din and dated 1778, from the Impey Album in the Company School collection. This work represents early Company School natural history art from Calcutta.

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

October 27, 2021

Estimate: $200,000$300,000

Lot 13

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Unknown, A Malabar Giant Squirrel (Ratufa Indica) in an Almond Tree, from the Impey Album, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, Company School, Calcutta, dated 1778

A naturalistic depiction of a Malabar Giant Squirrel perched in an almond tree, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din and dated 1778, from the Impey Album in the Company School collection. This work represents early Company School natural history art from Calcutta.

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Related themes

Impey Album, Natural History, 1778, Zoology, Colonial Art, Wildlife, Calcutta, Squirrel, Company School, Shaykh Zayn Al-Din

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