The Cleveland Museum of Art
Collection Online as of April 18, 2024
Robert Hotz Esquire and Bulldog
1887
(Indian, 1844–1905)
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.)
Purchase from the J. H. Wade Fund 2016.266.12
Location: not on view
Description
Robert Hotz (1844–1923), a professional photographer with studios in Calcutta and Simla, 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.- 1887 or 1888Studio of Raja Deen Dayal, sold to commissioner (identity unknown)1970s–2015Walter Clode [1929–2022], Pershore, England, sold or consigned to Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England2015–16(Prahlad Bubbar Indian and Islamic Art, London, England), sold to The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OHDecember 5, 2016–The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH
- Raja Deen Dayal: The King of Indian Photographers. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (April 23, 2023-February 4, 2024).
- {{cite web|title=Robert Hotz Esquire and Bulldog|url=false|author=Raja Deen Dayal|year=1887|access-date=18 April 2024|publisher=Cleveland Museum of Art}}
Source URL:
https://www.clevelandart.org/art/2016.266.12