Lot no 15.

'A Painted Stork (Mycteria Leucocephala) eating a Snail'.

Dated 1781 AD #CompanyPainting signed by Shaykh Zayn al-Din of #Patna #Bihar.

This #CompanySchool #Painting is also from #ImpeyAlbum of #LadyImpey of #Calcutta #Bengal #India

Exhibited: #ForgottenMasters Exhibition
curated by #WilliamDalrymple at #WallaceMuseum from 3rd Dec. 2019 to 13th Sept. 2020.

Previous owners include, amongst others, #JacquelineKennedyOnassis, wife of the slain US president.
#Art #Heritage #History