孟加拉河两岸的鱼 - 美国大都会艺术博物馆展品查阅

品名（中）	孟加拉河两岸的鱼
品名（英）	Two Sides of a Bengal River Fish
入馆年号	2004年，2004.176
策展部门	伊斯兰艺术（Islamic Art）
创作者
创作年份	公元 1779 - 公元 1829
创作地区	制造于: 印度, 加尔各答（Made in: India, Calcutta）
分类	密码（Codices）
尺寸	Painting: 高 15 1/16 (38.3 厘米) 宽 21 1/8 英寸 (53.7 厘米) Mat (Standard frame C): 高 22 1/4 (56.5 厘米) 宽 28 1/8 英寸 (71.4 厘米)
介绍（中）	这幅画很可能描绘了一种孟加拉舌形比目鱼（Cynoglossus cynoglussus），因其不同寻常的扁平形状而闻名。创作这幅作品的艺术家用铅笔和水彩在纸上绘制了同一生物的顶部和底部的两个视图，并带有镀金的痕迹。鱼身上斑驳、有鳞的表面被精心渲染成微妙的金属光泽，它的嘴、眼睛和身上的黑点也是如此作品出自1798年至1805年间的印度总督韦尔斯利侯爵的收藏。他收藏的自然历史画作约有2660对开本，描绘了植物、鸟类、哺乳动物、昆虫和鱼类。在他的重要职位上，韦尔斯利经常收到东印度公司在印度各地的仆人和从更远的东方来的游客赠送的珍禽异兽。这些礼物被保存在一个宏伟的动物园里，并被记录在这样的画作中。
介绍（英）	This painting most likely illustrates a Bengal tongue sole fish (Cynoglossus cynoglossus), so-called for its unusual flat shape. The artist who created this work has illustrated two views—top and bottom—of the same creature, executed on paper in pencil and watercolor with traces of gilding. The mottled, scaly surface of the fish’s body is carefully rendered with a subtle metallic sheen, as are its mouth and eyes and the dark spots along the body. The work is from the collection of Marquis Wellesley, governor-general of India between 1798 and 1805. His collection of natural history paintings numbered around 2,660 folios depicting plants, birds, mammals, insects, and fish. In his important position, Wellesley regularly received presents of rare flowers, birds, and animals from East India Company servants all over India and from travelers visiting from further east. The gifts were kept in a magnificent menagerie and recorded in paintings such as these.