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World Museum Liverpool
Liverpool
Title
Pheasant-Tailed Jacana
Date
1780
Medium
pencil & watercolour, heightened with white & gum arabic, with watermark 'J. Whatman'
Measurements
H 49.5 x W 75 cm
Accession number
NML-VZ 1999.36.3
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
27. In the collection of Lady Impey at Calcutta. Painted by (Shaikh Zayn-al-Din) native of Patna 1780.
