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Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo
1832
The Cleveland Museum of Art
Cleveland, United States
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.
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- Title: Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo
- Date Created: 1832
- Physical Dimensions: Page: 31.5 x 41 cm (12 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
- Type: Painting
- Rights: CC0
- External Link: https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.180
- Medium: gum tempera, gold and silver on paper
- Inscriptions: srī mahārājādhīrāja sarī rāma sīga jī darabāra kotā ko samata 1889, catero pīlancīthī (pīka ne līkhī) chabī darabāra sarī rāma sīga jī rī cha samata 1889 posa badi 5
- Fun Fact: The Raja is heavily armoured for a buffalo hunt, perhaps symbolic of his financial prosperity.
- Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
- Credit Line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Collection: Indian Art
- Accession Number: 2018.180
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