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Robert Hotz Esquire and Bulldog

1887

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
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Culture
India
Medium
albumen print
Measurements
Image: 13.2 x 19.8 cm (5 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.); Paper: 13.2 x 19.8 cm (5 3/16 x 7 13/16 in.)
Credit Line
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.12
Public Domain
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Print

Description

Robert Hotz (1844–1923), a professional photographer with studios in Calcutta and Shimla, poses with his bulldog, a breed that had symbolized England since the 1700s. Many British people came with or imported dogs to India. The British relied on their Indian servants to walk, feed, and care for the animals. Before the British arrived, Indian people rarely kept dogs as pets. Historically, in Indian art, dogs and jackals were associated with cremation grounds and were not folded into scenes of domestic life.
A horizontally oriented albumen print depicts Robert Hotz, a man with a light skin tone and a beard, who wears a white jacket and trousers. Seated outdoors, he looks down at a white bulldog on our left, resting his right hand on the dog's head while holding a chain leash. Thick foliage grows behind the dog, while a wooden porch railing extends behind Hotz toward our right.

Robert Hotz Esquire and Bulldog

1887

Raja Deen Dayal

(Indian, 1844–1905)
India

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