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NHD2/237
- Record Id:
- 040-003273099
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-003273038
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100028181659.0x000db7
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- NHD2/237
- Title:
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Peregrine Falcon. Artist(s): Guru Dayal (fl. 1804-07)
- Scope & Content:
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Peregrine Falcon
‘Falco peregrinus babylonicus’
Original inscriptions:’ bahri’ [in nasta‘liq] ‘of the Musulmans. bahri’ [in nagari] ‘of Hindustan.’
Further inscriptions:’ 52. 6 Falco peregrinus Linn./ Falco calidus Lath./ Gurudial pinxt.’
Artist: Guru Dayal
Medium: Watercolour
Size: 363 by 290 mm.
Note: It appears to be the juvenile of the ‘f. p. babylonicus’ rather than ‘f. p. calidus’ as stated in the inscription. The original inscriptions have possibly mostly been trimmed.
- Collection Area:
- Visual Arts
- Project / Collection:
- Natural History Drawings
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-003273038
040-003273099 - Is part of:
- NHD2/186-284 : NHD2/186-284 The 'G & B' (Gibbons & Buchanan) Collection Ninety-nine drawings in laid down in an album of birds…
NHD2/237 : Peregrine Falcon. Artist(s): Guru Dayal (fl. 1804-07) - Hierarchy:
- 032-003273038[0061]/040-003273099
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: NHD2/186-284
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 Item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- Not applicable
- Scripts:
- Not applicable
- Styles:
- Bengal style
Calcutta style
Eastern India style - Start Date:
- 1805
- End Date:
- 1807
- Date Range:
- 1805-1807
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Physical Characteristics:
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Medium: watercolour; bodycolour
- Material Type:
- Prints, Drawings and Paintings
- Legal Status:
- Not Public Record(s)
- Names:
- Dayal, Guru, painter, fl 1804-1807
- Subjects:
- Animals
Birds