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World Museum Liverpool
Liverpool
Title
Asian Lesser Cuckoo
Date
1782
Medium
pencil & watercolour, heightened with white & gum arabic, watermark Strasburg Lily
Measurements
H 52.7 x W 66.3 cm
Accession number
NML-VZ 1999.36.2
Acquisition method
acquired (in lieu of tax) from the Executors of the Estate of the late 18th Earl of Derby of Knowsley hall, by National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside, with a contribution from the National Art Collections Fund and the Friends of the National Museums & Galleries on Merseyside
Work type
Drawing
Inscription description
190. 23. In the collection of Lady Impey at Calcutta. Painted by (Shaikh Zayn-al-Din) native of Patna. Encircled D, the stamp of the Earl of Derby. The Persian inscription reads 'lankar datakht chimi' which is the name of the tree and 'bhu'akhur' which is the Persian name for cuckoo.
