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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.149
Title
Royal Hunt in a Forest
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1780
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan, Kota
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217258

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink on paper; Rajput Style, Kota School
Dimensions
55 x 73.5 cm (21 5/8 x 28 15/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1983 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of long-term loan to Museum in 1983.

Acquisition and Rights

Credit Line
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum, The Stuart Cary Welch Collection, Gift of Edith I. Welch in memory of Stuart Cary Welch
Accession Year
2009
Object Number
2009.202.149
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
The drawing features a groups of men hunting tiger in the middle of a dense forest. Several men stand or kneel on palanquins situated on top of trees. They aim their matchlock guns from this advantageous position towards lions or tiger. Some of the men bear halos, which denote their royal status. At the bottom of the page is a cow tied to a tree. According to Rajput tradition, a cow, calf, or goat would be tied to a tree to lure big game. Rajput style, Kota school.

Exhibition History

  • Indian Paintings from a Private Collection, Fogg Art Museum, Cambridge, 10/13/1983 - 12/11/1983

Verification Level

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