Great Indian Fruit Bat, by Painting attributed to Bhawani Das, ca. 1777–82
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Great Indian Fruit Bat

Painting attributed to Bhawani Das

ca. 1777–82

Medium
Pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper
Classification
Paintings
Dimensions
Painting: H. 23 1/2 in. (59.7 cm) W. 32 3/4 in. (83.2 cm) Mat size: H. 27 1/4 in. (69.2 cm) W. 35 1/2 in. (90.2 cm)
Culture
India
Museum
The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Islamic Art
Credit line
Purchase, Anonymous Gift, Cynthia Hazen Polsky Gift, Virginia G. LeCount Bequest, in memory of The LeCount Family, 2007 Benefit Fund, Louis V. Bell, Harris Brisbane Dick, Fletcher, and Rogers Funds and Joseph Pulitzer Bequest, and Gift of…
Rights
Public domain (Open Access, CC0), as the museum states it.
Who can see it
Kids profiles and older: it shows nature, places, still life or a children's book. How works are placed

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