Study of a Stork (1781), originally from the Impey Album, is a life size watercolor painting in Mughal style, by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, one of the three artists employed by Lady Impey. It depicts a stork eating a snail, with its measurements listed to the left of the drawing. The painting was bought by Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1970s, before being acquired by the Khosrovani-Diba collection. At Sotherby's it is known as the Kennedy Stork.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
Study of a Stork | |
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Artist | Shaykh Zayn al-Din |
Completion date | 1781 |
Medium | Watercolour painting |
Dimensions | 54 cm × 75 cm (21 in × 30 in) |
References
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