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A Common Indian Nightjar, c.1780 (opaque w/c on paper)

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A Common Indian Nightjar, c.1780 (opaque w/c on paper)
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Indian School, (18th century) / Indian
Location
Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA
Medium
watercolour on paper
Date
c. 1780 AD (C18th AD)
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28.3x48.9 cms
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The Latin name 'caprimulgus asiaticus' translates as “goat sucker” and refers to the ancient myth that these birds sucked on the milk of goats by night. From an album made for Claude Martin (1735–1800), a Frenchman in the service of Nawab Asaf al- Daula (r. 1775–97) and the East India Company in Lucknow.

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tree / India / Asia / bird / trees / landscape / feathers / profile / watercolour / lucknow / south asia / markings / Indian / natural history / watercolor / nature / south asian / Islamic / painting / muslim / islam / moslem / uttar pradesh / Painting / Mzpainting

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