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Creator:
Bhawani Das, active 18th century
Title:

A Great Indian Fruit Bat or Flying Fox (Pteropus giganteus)

Date:
1778 to 1782
Medium:
Pen and ink, watercolor with gum arabic, heightened with gouache on watermarked paper
Dimensions:
Sheet: 17 7/8 × 27 inches (45.4 × 68.6 cm), Contemporary drawn border: 18 3/8 × 27 3/4 inches (46.7 × 70.5 cm), Mount: 25 × 35 inches (63.5 × 88.9 cm)
Inscription(s)/Marks/Lettering:

Inscribed in brown ink, upper left: "163"; in brown ink, lower left: ''In the Collection of Lady Impey at Calcutta; in brown ink: "Native of Patna''; in black ink, lower left: Urdu identification inscribed in nasta'liq script ''badur''

Signed in brown ink, lower left: "Painted by"; in black ink, in nasta'liq script: "Bhawani Das"

Credit Line:
Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Fund
Copyright Status:
Public Domain
Accession Number:
B2021.13.2
Classification:
Drawings & Watercolors
Collection:
Prints and Drawings
Subject Terms:
animal art | bat (animal) | greater Indian fruit bat
Access:
Accessible by appointment in the Study Room [Request]
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Link:
https://collections.britishart.yale.edu/catalog/tms:83334
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