Spotted Owlet. Inscribed on front in nagari characters: ‘ulu’ (owl). Water-colour; 228 by 159 mm. Note: Exhibited Arts Council, London, 1967-69, see M. Archer ‘Indian miniatures and folk paintings,’ London, 1967, no.50.
Falcon perching on a branch. By a Patna artist c.1830. Inscribed on front in nagari characters: ‘baz.’. Water-colour: 210 by 178 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Purchased by W.G. Archer at Patna in 1948 from the family collection of Ishwari Prasad ...
Green bee-eater on a leafy branch. Artist(s): Bani Lal (c.1850-1901)
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Green bee-eater on a leafy branch.. By Bani Lal (c.1850-1901), a Patna artist, c.1880. Water-colour; border of brown rules; 254 by 178 mm. From the collection of Mildred and W.G. Archer. Purchased 1978. Note: Purchased by W G Archer at Patna in 1946 from Bani Lal’s son, Shyam Bihari Lal.
Study of two birds on a leafy spray. Artist(s): Jagrup Lal (c.1800-1860)
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Study of two birds on a leafy spray. Inscribed on front in nagari characters: ...... Note: This drawing is a copy of one of Webb Smith’s drawings now at Cambridge.