Royal Hunt in a Forest
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Harvard Art Museums
Cambridge, United States
It belongs to the collection, but is not on display at present.
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- In this state since
- Source
- The museum
About the work
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.
Harvard Art Museums
Particulars
- Accession number
- 2009.202.149
In the catalog
Sources
- Harvard Art Museums
- Image: Harvard Art Museums — © President and Fellows of Harvard College
