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Drawing

ca. 1860 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Brush drawing, in ink and watercolour on paper, a Rajput nobleman seated on horseback is shown firing a rifle at a tiger which is attacking a huntsman (shikari).


Object details

Categories
Object type
Materials and techniques
Drawn and painted using brush, in ink and watercolour on paper
Brief description
Drawing, nobleman on horseback shooting tiger, ink and watercolour on paper, Kota, ca. 1860
Physical description
Brush drawing, in ink and watercolour on paper, a Rajput nobleman seated on horseback is shown firing a rifle at a tiger which is attacking a huntsman (shikari).
Dimensions
  • Height: 198mm
  • Width: 310mm
  • Card onto which object mounted height: 239mm
  • Card onto which object mounted width: 360mm
05/06/2013 dimensions measured as part of Indian Paintings Cataloguing Project 2013
Content description
A Rajput nobleman seated on horseback is shown firing a rifle at a tiger which is attacking a huntsman (shikari).
Style
Credit line
Given by W. G. Archer Esq., 1955.
Subjects depicted
Bibliographic reference
Archer, W.G. Indian Painting in Bundi and Kotah Cat. no. 33, p. 58.
Collection
Accession number
IS.80-1955

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Record createdJuly 1, 2003
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