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A Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) eating a Snail, from the Impey Album, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, Company School, Calcutta, dated 1781
A detailed watercolor of a Painted Stork captured while eating a snail, signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din from the Impey Album. Dated 1781, this Company School work from Calcutta exemplifies the precise natural history documentation of the period.
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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 15
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