John Fleming (1747-1829) was a surgeon who served in the Indian Medical Service in Bengal from 1768 to 1813. As with many physicians of the period he was very interested in botany. Fleming's particular interest was in plants of medical or economic use. This interest encouraged him to collect plants from many parts of India.
For a period he was appointed Superintendent of the Calcutta Botanic Garden while William Roxburgh was on leave of absence. Fleming returned to England in 1813 and died in London in 1829.
Provenance
The Maharaja Bahadur Sir P C Tagore,1934.
Period / Year of Work
C. End 18th C. C.E.
Dimensions
31.9 x 51.5cm
Brief Description
"This animal was sent me by Mr Crommelin from Luckipore. It is
size of the jackal and one of the fiercest animals in
nature.I wished to send it to England but none of the
captains would take charge of it" written by John
Fleming.
From John Fleming's album on Natural History, Volume-1. Drawing
from a folio containing a collection of original watercolour
drawings of the mammals, birds and reptiles of India chiefly of
Bengal painted by Court painter of the King of Oudh under
supervision of Robert Home, John Fleming(naturalist).
