ID 1178352 
Lot 122  | A BLACK FRANCOLIN (TITAR)
Estimate value
£ 60 000 – 90 000 
SIGNED RAM DAS (FL.1777-82), CALCUTTA, INDIA
Translucent pigments on English paper, inscriptions in pen in black nasta'liq and English in the bottom left, possibly numbered "161" in the top left corner, the verso plain with stamp of Sir Elijah Impey, mounted, framed, and glazed
Folio 18 3⁄8 x 8 7⁄8in. (46.8 x 22.4cm.)
Provenance
The Collection of Sir Elijah (d.1809) and Lady Mary Impey ((d.1818)
Visions of India, Christie's, London, 10 June 1997, lot 127
With Spink, London, 1998
| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
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| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings | 
| Place of origin: | India, Asia | 
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| Auction house category: | Paintings, Watercolors, Drawings, Paintings | 
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