NHD44/1-15 Clive Collection Fifteen watercolour drawings of 3 mammals, 2 birds, 9 fishes and 1 reptile, from the East Indies, measuring approx. 14.25 ...
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NHD44/1-15 Clive Collection Fifteen watercolour drawings of 3 mammals, 2 birds, 9 fishes and 1 reptile, from the East Indies, measuring approx. 14.25 by 21 inches. These drawings were almost certainly collected by Edward Clive, 1st Earl of Powis (1754-1839) when he was Governor of Madras from...
Long-Tailed Parakeet ‘Psittacula longicauda nicobarica’ Original inscriptions: ‘Paret’ [in ink on the reverse] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The Parakeet is perched on a Coral Tree, ‘Erythrina variegata’ or ‘Erythrina indica’.
White-Throated Kingfisher ‘Halcyon smyrnensis’ Original inscriptions: ‘Fishing Burd’ [in ink on reverse] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: The White-throated Kingfisher is perched on a finely detailed branch
A species of Snapper Order Perciformes, Family Lutjanidae, Genus ‘Lutjanus’ Original inscriptions: ‘This Malacaw fish. Name E-can-maraw’ [on the reverse in ink] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly a Malabar Blood Snapper, ‘Lutjanus malabaricus’, or a R...
Dorab Wolf-Herring Order Clupeiformes, Family Chirocentridae, ‘Chirocentrus dorab’ Original inscriptions: in indistinct ink on reverse Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note:
A species of Gizzard Shad Order Clupeiformes, Family Clupeidae, Genus ‘Anodontostoma’ Original inscriptions: Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: Possibly Chacunda Gizzard Shad, ‘Anodontostoma chacunda’
A species of Drumfish Order Perciformes, Family Sciaenidae, possibly ‘Otolithes ruber’ (Tigertooth Croaker) Original inscriptions: ‘Rice Fish’ [in ink on the reverse] Further inscriptions: Artist: Medium: Watercolour Size: Note: