Forbes, James, 1749–1819, The Leaf-Fly or Vegetable Leaf; with the Madhavi, or Crimson Indian-Creeper; a favorite Flower with the Hindoos. J.F. 1767, 1767
- Call Number:
- Folio A 2023 69
- Holdings:
- [Request]
- Creator:
- Forbes, James, 1749–1819
- Title(s):
- The Leaf-Fly or Vegetable Leaf; with the Madhavi, or Crimson Indian-Creeper; a favorite Flower with the Hindoos. J.F. 1767
- 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 271
- 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 fly and a grasshopper on a plant with bright green leaves and red flowers. The Latin name for the plant is given as Thomoea Quamoclit (see Ipomoea quamoclit); no Latin names are given for the insects (see possibly Teratodes monticollis, for the grasshopper). Bottom of page: a quotation from Shakuntala by Kalidasa, presumably from William Jones's translation, beginning, "O Madhavi, thou lovely creedper, whose red blossoms inflame the grove!"
- Additional Notes:
- The image is pasted into the volume.
- Physical Description:
- 1 drawing : watercolor and gouache with pen and ink ; 20 x 20 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
- Collection PDF:
- https://ead-pdfs.library.yale.edu/11734.pdf
- Archival Object:
- https://archives.yale.edu/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199423
- Metadata Cloud URL:
- https://metadata-api.library.yale.edu/metadatacloud/api/aspace/repositories/3/archival_objects/3199423?mediaType=json&include-notes=1&include-all-subjects=1