Brahminy Starling with Two Antheraea Moths, Caterpillar, and Cocoon on Indian Jujube Tree, 1777, Sheikh Zain al-Din, Indian, 30 ¡Ñ 38 ¡Ñ 1 in. (76.2 ¡Ñ 96.52 ¡Ñ 2.54 cm) (outer frame), Opaque colors and ink on paper, India, 18th century, The famed ¡¥Impey Album,¡¦ to which these 11 natural history studies originally belonged, marks the beginning of a new school in the canon of Indian Painting: that is 'Company Painting¡¦¡¦¡Xso called after the British East India Company, which by 1757 had taken effective rule over the sub-continent¡Xspanning from c. 1760-1880 and distinguished by native painters adapting to the needs of Colonial tastes.