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Princely Tiger Hunt with Hounds
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In this partially-colored sketch, hunters encircle a wooded area within a quarry filled with animals. On the left, two hunters carry swords as they come across their hounds attacking a tiger. On the right, four hunters enter the woods. A tiger reclines nearby. At the top of the tree-lined quarry are four figures. The foreground features a large river with a boat. A group of hounds attack another tiger in the water, near the bank. Rajput Style, Kota or Bundi School.
Department of Islamic & Later Indian Art
Harvard Art Museums/Arthur M. Sackler Museum Gift of Stuart Cary Welch Jr. in honor of James Cuno
Title: Princely Tiger Hunt with Hounds
Description:
In this partially-colored sketch, hunters encircle a wooded area within a quarry filled with animals.
On the left, two hunters carry swords as they come across their hounds attacking a tiger.
On the right, four hunters enter the woods.
A tiger reclines nearby.
At the top of the tree-lined quarry are four figures.
The foreground features a large river with a boat.
A group of hounds attack another tiger in the water, near the bank.
Rajput Style, Kota or Bundi School.
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