Great Indian Fruit Bat
Object type: Painting
Department: Islamic Art
Artist: Bhawani Das
Artist bio: Indian
Artist role: Artist
Artist nationality: Indian
Date: ca. 1777–82
Medium: Pencil, ink, and opaque watercolor on paper
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)
Classification: Paintings
Geography: Made in Calcutta   India  
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 Dr. Mortimer D. Sackler, Theresa Sackler and Family,  2008

Accession year: 2008
Tags: Bats