Dog with pups
India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century · c. 1780 · Cleveland Museum of Art
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Dogs were kept in the Mughal imperial palace and attentively cared for by one keeper for every two hunting dogs. Akbar’s biography notes that the emperor liked dogs so much he imported different breeds from distant lands, and Jahangir requested English hunting dogs from the ambassador Sir Thomas Roe. The tradition of collecting and keeping dogs was continued by the succeeding emperors and vassal kings. The newborn puppies are still too young to open their eyes.
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- Maker
- India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century
- Date
- c. 1780
- Medium
- Gum tempera and ink on paper
- Dimensions
- Image: 22 x 16.5 cm (8 11/16 x 6 1/2 in.); Overall: 18.7 x 25 cm (7 3/8 x 9 13/16 in.)
- Place of origin
- India
- Held by
- Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland · Not on view
- Credit line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of her father, Charles Svec
Image: Cleveland Museum of Art, CC0