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The Rajah Starting on a Hunt

Edwin Lord Weeks

The Metropolitan Museum of Art

The image depicts a scene of a man on horseback, accompanied by another man and a cheetah. The man on horseback wears a green outfit and a turban, sitting on a brown horse adorned with a red and white blanket. A second horse, black with a decorative blanket, stands beside him. To their right, a man in a red turban and white cloth around his waist stands next to a cheetah on a leash, with another cheetah lying on the ground. A person in a green dress stands between the two men. The background features a large, ornate white building with arches, balconies, and intricate designs. A balcony above has a red flag hanging from it. The foreground includes several pigeons.

Artwork Details

Date
ca. 1895
Medium
Oil on canvas.
Culture
American
Dimensions
511 × 624 px
Public Domain
Yes
Museum Record
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