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Dog with pups
c. 1780
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Dog with pups
- Date Created: c. 1780
- Physical Dimensions: 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.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.77
- Medium: ink and opaque watercolor on paper
- Fun Fact: The newborn puppies are still too young to open their eyes.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of her father, Charles Svec
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 1969.77
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