"Diving Dipper and Other Birds", Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, Painting by Mansur, recto: ca. 1610–15; verso: ca. 1535–45

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Diving Dipper and Other Birds', Folio from the Shah Jahan Album, recto: ca. 1610–15; verso: ca. 1535–45, Attributed to India, Ink, opaque watercolor, and gold on paper, H. 15 3/8 in. ( cm), Codices, Painting by Mansur (active ca. 1589–1626), Frequently praised in Jahangir’s memoirs, the artist Mansur painted many of the natural wonders the emperor saw during his travels. Jahangir wrote of his discovery of the Diving Dipper: 'I ordered them to catch two or three of these birds, that I might ascertain whether they were waterfowl and were web-footed, or had open feet like land birds

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