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Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II

c. 1830–40

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput kingdom of Kota, court of Ram Singh II

(reigned 1826–66)
Medium
Gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
Measurements
Painting: 25.3 x 49.1 cm (9 15/16 x 19 5/16 in.)
Credit Line
Seventy-fifth anniversary gift of Dr. Norman Zaworski 1991.168
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The drummers and horn blowers proclaim to the population that the king shot a tiger.

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Set against the dramatic backdrop of the cliffs that define the landscape of the small princely kingdom of Kota, a majestic tiger has just been shot by the king. Noisemakers with a firebrand drive the tiger out of the forest, and men at the right keep bears at bay. The women and musicians in two small boats look on in admiration.
A horizontally oriented gum tempera and ink painting depicts Ram Singh II, a man with a medium-light skin tone, aiming a rifle from a red boat. Men in green robes play horns and fire weapons from purple-gray cliffs and neighboring vessels. Centrally, a large orange and black-striped tiger leaps across rocky terrain toward two black bears. In the blue water below, fish and a turtle swim past the hunting party.

Tiger Hunt of Ram Singh II

c. 1830–40

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput kingdom of Kota, court of Ram Singh II (reigned 1826–66)

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