#Caturday and the #Cats are back

A c1770 AD #IndianMiniaturePainting of a woman chasing a #Cat who is trying to run away with her stolen parrot

From #Chamba #HimachalPradesh #India this #Painting is now in the collection of Victoria and Albert #Museum London

#IndianHistory #ArtHistory #MastoArt #Heritage #Histodons #IndianHistory #Art #History #Animals #ArtOfTheDay #ArtOfMastodon #Paintings #Himalyas #Artist #Museums

Nestled in the Pir Panjal Range, these hidden treasures exhibit the magnificence of nature. The transparent waters mirror the surrounding peaks and verdant vegetation, providing serenity and an opportunity to reconnect with the natural world.

#reconnect #experience #explore #travel #himalyas #himachal #india #lakes

https://ascentdescentadventures.com/pir-panjal-range/lakes/

Nestled in the Pir Panjal Range, these majestic glaciers in a pristine region are frozen witnesses to the passage of time. Experience their awe-inspiring beauty as they glisten under the sunlight, creating a mesmerizing spectacle.

Discover the secrets hidden within the icy expanse.
#GlacierBeauty #PirPanjalRange #FrozenWitnesses #NatureParadise #himachal #glaciers #himalyas
https://ascentdescentadventures.com/pir-panjal-range/glaciers/

Lot no 10.

'#Himalyan Monal or Impeyan Pheasant (Lophophorus Impejanus).
c1803 AD #CompanyPainting from #Calcutta #Bengal
The scientific name of this #Bird was given by the Ornithologist John Latham to commemorate #LadyImpey, wife of Sir Elijah Impey, Chief Justice of #Bengal from 1774 to 1782.
Monal is found in the #Himalyas of #HimachalPradesh #India, #Pakistan & #Nepal
This #Painting was in the collection of the 10th #Viscount Valentia (1769-1844) George Annesley, 2nd #Earl of Mountnorris.