Birds

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The flight of the turkey
BEFORE tucking in this year, spare a thought for the journey made by the big-bodied, bright-plumed and flightless bird that may have landed on your Christmas table....
(#150) An Illuminated Album Page: A Drawing of a Shrike, Persia or India, 18th Century
Painting by Abu'l Hasan | "Spotted Forktail", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Drawing | Unknown | V&A Explore The Collections
The drawing of cranes in ink on paper may have been done by Mansur, one of the leading artists of the Mughal court in the early 17th century, during the reign of Jahangir (r. 1605-1627). The emperor's memoirs show him to have been keenly interested in all aspects of the natural world. He kept a pair of saras cranes for at least five years, studying them carefully and interspersing his account of the events of courtly life with details about the birds' nesting habits.
"Portrait of Shaikh Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
"Portrait of Shaikh Mu'in al-Din Hasan Chishti", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper
Hoopoe bird - Mughal 17th century miniature
Attributed to Mansur | Peafowl | India (Mughal court at Agra) | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Mansur’s ability to capture the essence of his subject is exemplified here. A male peafowl and hen display themselves in an unusually descriptive landscape, which echoes and mimics their deportment in a single vision of the unity of nature