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Maharana Amar Singh hunting sarus cranefront

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Maharana Amar Singh hunting sarus crane

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  • Description

    Amar Singh’s hawking expedition is shown in consecutive scenes. On the left, his huntsmen point out a group of sarus cranes near a river. The royal hawk is released, pursues the flock and brings down a crane in the right corner. The huntsmen congratulate the Maharana as he inspects the kill. In the background villagers and their animals are seen in the fields.

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    Associated place
    Asia › India › west India › Rajasthan › south Rajasthan › Udaipur (place of creation)
    Date
    c. 1700
    Associated people
    Amar Singh, Maharana of Mewar (ruled 1698 - 1710) (subject)
    Material and technique
    gouache on paper
    Dimensions
    frame 42.8 x 54.8 x 1.8 cm (height x width x depth)
    painting 33.5 x 45.5 cm (height x width)
    Material index
    processed material › paper
    Technique index
    covered › coated › painted,
    marked › painted,
    decorated › painted,
    painted
    Object type index
    visual representation › painting
    No. of items
    1
    Credit line
    Lent by Howard Hodgkin.
    Accession no.
    LI118.76

  • Further reading

    Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2nd February-22nd April 2012, Visions of Mughal India: The Collection of Howard Hodgkin, Andrew Topsfield, ed. (Oxford: Ashmolean Museum, 2012), no. 99 on p. 232, pp. 20, 216, & 234, illus. p. 233

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