<P> The most significant paintings, in terms of zoology, are those of the Siberian crane and the dodo . The Siberian crane painting was made well before it was formally described and given a binomial name by Peter Simon Pallas in 1773 . The painting of the dodo is among the rare few that were depicted in colour and is a very important source for zoologists . It is thought that the dodo was brought through Surat to Jehangir's court via Portuguese - controlled Goa and the painting of it was discovered in the Hermitage at St. Petersburg and although unsigned has been thought to be the work of Mansur or a close contemporary . Two dodos were described by the English traveller Peter Mundy at Surat and it is thought that the painting is based on one of them . Mundy was in the region between 1628 and 1633 . The Siberian crane painted on paper is extremely detailed showing the wrinkles on the bare skin, the legs and a small feather stuck to the claw . Abanindranath Tagore was taken by E.B. Havell, principal of the art school at Calcutta and shown this painting . On examining the detail through a lens, he was inspired to move away from oil on canvas to gouache on paper . </P> <P> Ustad Mansur was not the only artist in the Mughal court to illustrate flora and fauna . Other artists included Abu'l Hasan, Farrukh Beg, Govardhan, Inayat, Manohar, Muhammad Nadir, Murad and Pidarath . Jehangir considered Mansur and Abu'l Hasan to be exceptional artists . Abu'l Hasan was given the titled of Nadir uz Zaman . Several 17th - 19th century artists have come to both imitate and copy his works (sometimes with his signature), especially for export to Europe . It is therefore not easy to assess a true work by Ustad Mansur, which can in case of the chameleon (left) be done by taking in account the quality of the work . The painting is highly detailed and is presumed to be an Indian chameleon on account of the highly detailed view of the feet of the animal showing each foot exhibiting "fused digits in opposed groups", a lighter band by the edge of the mouth, and a line of white scales on the underside of the belly . </P> <P> Mansur was also a capable portrait artist . His painting of the musician Naubat Khan who worked in the courts of Akbar and later Jahangir is an example . </P> <P> A crater on the planet Mercury is named in honour of Mansur . </P>

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