Maharana Jawan Singh of Mewar (ruled 1828-38) is shown twice in this picture: once in the background, where he is seen with his hounds in pursuit of two wild boar, and in the foregound, as the focal point of the painting, where he slashes the larger boar with his sword, while his dogs attack the smaller one. The green dress of the ruler and his attendants, and the emphasis on the green vegetation of the landscape, suggest that this painting might have been made to mark one of the ritual hunts called Aheriya, for which everybody wore green robes.