Forbes, James, 1749-1819, The Scarlet-Crested Cockatoo; on a sprig of the Ficus Religiosa, or Banian Tree, of Malabar, 1767?
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819
- Title(s):
- The Scarlet-Crested Cockatoo; on a sprig of the Ficus Religiosa, or Banian Tree, of Malabar
- Date:
- 1767?
- Classification:
- Archives and Manuscripts
- Series:
- Series I: A voyage from England to Bombay with descriptions in Asia, Africa, and South America
- Part of Collection:
- volume 2, page 139
- Provenance:
- Yale Center for British Art, Paul Mellon Collection
- Conditions Governing Access:
- The materials are open for research.
- Conditions Governing Use:
- The collection is the physical property of the Yale Center for British Art. Literary rights, including copyright, belong to the authors or their legal heirs and assigns. For further information, consult the Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts.
- Scope and Content:
- The image shows a white and red cockatoo perched on a barnch with several leaves, one of which is in decay. Below the image is written, "Le Kakatoes à Huppe Rouge." For Ficus religiosa, see Ficus benghalensis.
- Additional Notes:
- The image is not fixed to the page.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 32 x 29 cm
- Genre:
- Watercolors (paintings), Botanical illustrations, Ornithological illustrations, Travel sketches, Maps, Drawings (visual works), Engravings (prints), and Portraits
- Subject Terms:
- Forbes, James, 1749-1819. Descriptive letters and drawingsForbes, James, 1749-1819. Oriental memoirs
- Associated Places:
- EnglandItalyScotlandWales
- Associated People/Groups:
- East India CompanyForbes, James, 1749-1819
- Finding Aid Title:
- James Forbes archive
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199383
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199383?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1