Study of a Stork
1781 painting by Shaykh Zayn al-Din
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Study of a Stork (1781), originally from the Impey Album, is a life size watercolor painting in the Company painting style, by Shaykh Zayn al-Din, one of the three artists employed by Lady Impey. It depicts a stork eating a snail, with its measurements listed to the left of the drawing. The painting was bought by Jacqueline Kennedy in the 1970s, before being acquired by the Khosrovani-Diba collection. At Sotheby's it was called the Kennedy Stork.[1][2][3][4][5][6]
ArtistShaykh Zayn al-Din
Completion date1781
MediumWatercolour painting
Dimensions54 cm × 75 cm (21 in × 30 in)
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| Artist | Shaykh Zayn al-Din |
| Completion date | 1781 |
| Medium | Watercolour painting |
| Dimensions | 54 cm × 75 cm (21 in × 30 in) |
