A bird of prey carrying off a fish. Watercolour drawing.

Reference:
26949i
  • Pictures
  • Online

Available online

view A bird of prey carrying off a fish. Watercolour drawing.

Licence

Public Domain Mark
You can use this work for any purpose without restriction under copyright law.
Public Domain Mark (PDM) terms and conditions https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0
Credit: A bird of prey carrying off a fish. Watercolour drawing. Wellcome Collection. Public Domain Mark

Selected images from this work

View 1 image

About this work

Physical description

1 drawing : pencil, with watercolour

Notes

Kalighat painting is a school of painting in Kalighat, a small district in Calcutta. It is named after the celebrated Hindu goddess Kali. Kalighat painting originated from the folkart tradition of rural Bengal. The Patuas or picture makers had migrated from Bengal in the early nineteenth century. There are a range of subjects from religious imagery of Hindu gods, goddesses and stories to natural history, social types and proverbs. The range of materials used in drawing are pencil, watercolour, indian ink and silver paint

Reference

Wellcome Collection 26949i

Type/Technique

Languages

Subjects

Where to find it

  • LocationStatusAccess
    Closed stores

Permanent link