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Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo

1832

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

Medium
gum tempera, gold and silver on paper
Measurements
Page: 31.5 x 41 cm (12 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
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Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund 2018.180
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The Raja is heavily armoured for a buffalo hunt, perhaps symbolic of his financial prosperity.

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In an energized hunting scene, the equestrian Maharaja Ram Singh smites a running buffalo with his sword. The Maharaja is supported by a hunting party, who carry various objects for the Rajput king’s vanity, including additional swords, a fly whisk, a parasol, and a canopy.
A horizontally oriented tempera painting depicts Maharao Ram Singh II, a man with a medium-light skin tone and golden halo, atop a brown horse leaping toward a dark buffalo. On our left, a man on foot assists. From our right, six similarly skin-toned men carry a black shield, flywhisk, spear, and white umbrella. Green hills sit under a gray sky, framed by red and blue borders with gold script at the top edge.

Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo

1832

Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota

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