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Lady Impey’s Indian Bird Paintings

(from 16th Oct 2012 until 14th Apr 2013)

Explore remarkable studies of Indian and exotic birds commissioned by Lady Impey around 1780.

Detail of Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) on a custard apple branch (Annona reticulata),

The paintings

These and six other Impey bird paintings formerly belonged to Sir Henry Acland (1815-1900), Oxford’s Regius Professor of Medicine, who presented them to the Radcliffe Science Library.

Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros malabaricus) (LI901.7) Pied Hornbill (Anthracoceros malabaricus) (LI901.7)    Common Crane (Grus grus) (LI901.14) Common Crane (Grus grus) (LI901.14)    Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos dubius) (LI901.1) Adjutant Stork (Leptoptilos dubius) (LI901.1)
Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) (LI901.3) Sarus Crane (Grus antigone) (LI901.3)    Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) (LI901.10) Demoiselle Crane (Anthropoides virgo) (LI901.10)
Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopteros ruber) (LI901.18) Greater Flamingo (Phoenicopteros ruber) (LI901.18)    White Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephala) (LI901.11) White Ibis (Threskiornis melanocephala) (LI901.11)
Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) on a custard apple branch (Annona reticulata) (LI901.6) Sulphur-crested cockatoo (Cacatua galerita) on a custard apple branch (Annona reticulata) (LI901.6)    Male Nukta, or Comb Duck (Sarkidornis melanotus) (LI901.5) Male Nukta, or Comb Duck (Sarkidornis melanotus) (LI901.5)
Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) (LI901.13) Grey Heron (Ardea cinerea) (LI901.13)    Black-necked Stork (Xenorhynchus asiaticus) (LI901.16) Black-necked Stork (Xenorhynchus asiaticus) (LI901.16)    Black-necked Stork (Xenorhynchus asiaticus) (LI901.2) Black-necked Stork (Xenorhynchus asiaticus) (LI901.2)
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