Live Auction 7586West ~ East - The Niall Hobhouse Collection
Calcutta School, 1805-1815
Lot 11

Calcutta School, 1805-1815

A Red-naped Ibis (Black Ibis), Pseudibis papillosa

Closed22 May 2008

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GBP 12,500

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Calcutta School, 1805-1815
A Red-naped Ibis (Black Ibis), Pseudibis papillosa
with inscription 'Carankool' and with further inscription in Persian (upper left) and with further inscription 'Tantalus calvus/Bald Ibis - Gen. 1 yr...116/1819-7' (lower right)
pen and ink and watercolour, heightened with touches of bodycolour,
watermark 'JAMES WHATMAN TURKEY MILL'
16¾ x 22½ in. (43 x 57.2 cm.)

George Annesley, 10th Viscount Valentia (1769 - 1844).
Stuart Cary Welch, from whom purchased by the present owner.

Specialist note

The Southern Bald Ibis is an inhabitant of the lowlands of southern Asia, mainly in dry, grassy areas, meadows, cultivated or fallow land and stubble.