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Identification and Creation

Object Number
2009.202.162
Title
Two Rajput Noblemen Tiger Hunting
Classification
Drawings
Work Type
drawing
Date
c. 1860
Places
Creation Place: South Asia, India, Rajasthan
Culture
Indian
Persistent Link
https://hvrd.art/o/217674

Physical Descriptions

Medium
Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; Rajput Style
Dimensions
24 x 36 cm (9 7/16 x 14 3/16 in.)

Provenance

Recorded Ownership History
Stuart Cary Welch (by 1973 - 2008,) by descent; to his estate (2008-2009,) gift; to Harvard Art Museum.

Notes:
Object was part of temporary loan to Museum in 1973.

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
2009.202.162
Division
Asian and Mediterranean Art
Contact
am_asianmediterranean@harvard.edu
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Descriptions

Description
On the left of the page are two Rajput noblemen, distinguished by their earrings. The one on the far left carries a matchlock gun over his right shoulder. He has a nautilus shell-shaped gun powder flask hanging from his waist. Both he and his companion wear turbans that are secured by a chin strap. The rightward nobleman lunges forward to strike the tiger from behind. The nobleman wields a sword (talwar) in his right hand, while carrying a black shield (dhal) in his left. Around his waist is a nautilus shell-shaped gun powder flask, a dagger which is represented by its hilt with a bird head pommel, and the scabbard of his sword. The tiger has leapt onto the back of a bull, its teeth and front paws sinking into it. In order to hunt big game animals such as tigers, Rajputs sometimes used cattle, sheep, and goats as bait. Rajput Style.

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