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Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo

Cleveland Museum of Art

A man on a white horse wearing a helmet and a brown and gold decorated tunic and holding a sword is about to spear a black buffalo with a long spear. The man on the horse has a mustache and a beard. The man is followed by four men on foot wearing white tunics and red headwear, one holding a spear, one a long sword, and one an object with long white hair on it. The background shows a landscape with rolling hills and trees. The painting is framed with a thick blue border and then a red border.

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900 × 696 px
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