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Dog with pups

c. 1780

India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century

Medium
Gum tempera and ink on paper
Measurements
Image: 22 x 16.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.); Overall: 18.7 x 25 cm (7 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of her father, Charles Svec 1969.77
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The newborn puppies are still too young to open their eyes.

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Dogs were kept in the Mughal imperial palace and attentively cared for by one keeper for every two hunting dogs. Akbar’s biography notes that the emperor liked dogs so much he imported different breeds from distant lands, and Jahangir requested English hunting dogs from the ambassador Sir Thomas Roe. The tradition of collecting and keeping dogs was continued by the succeeding emperors and vassal kings.
A horizontally oriented gum tempera and ink painting depicts a stylized canine family against a dark gray field within a red border. On our left, a large black dog with white patches across its body sits upright, facing right. To its right, five smaller pups in cream, tan, and brown tones lie clustered in the foreground, some marked with dark spots and others resting with tucked limbs.

Dog with pups

c. 1780

India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century

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