Orange-headed thrush and an Acherontia moth on a Bauhinia (By Shaik Zain ud-Din ) @ 1777-1783

 

This painting is part of the ‘Impey Album’

Between 1777-1783, Lady Mary Impey, wife of the recently appointed Chief Justice of Bengal, Sir Elijah Impey, commissioned three artists (all of whom trained in a Provincial Mughal atelier in the neighboring city of Patna) to record the newfound wonders of her Calcutta aviary and menagerie.