James Wales, 1746 or 1747–1795, BritishFormerly attributed to Robert Mabon, died 1798, British
Title:
Great Indian Bustard
Date:
undated
Materials & Techniques:
Watercolor and graphite on medium, slightly textured, cream laid paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 10 1/2 × 8 5/8 inches (26.7 × 21.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:
Inscribed in pen and black ink, upper left: "Toagdar, P: | Hybarra A: | Carduck I: | Bustard E:"; inscribed on mount in pen and brown ink, center right: "Bustard"
Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B1977.14.22309
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
Great Indian Bustard | beak | wings (furniture components) | bird | animal art
Currently On View:
Not on view
Exhibition History:
Adapting the Eye: an archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 (Yale Center for British Art, 2011-10-11 - 2011-12-31)
Publications:
Holly Shaffer, Adapting the eye, An archive of the British in India, 1770-1830 , Yale Center for British Art, New Haven, CT, 2011, p. 36, no. 135, V2359 (YCBA)