Maharana Sangram Singh II of Mewar (r. 1710–34) and Stages a Boar Hunt with Tigers at Sadri (c. 1720): Art, History and Details

Maharana Sangram Singh II of Mewar (r. 1710–34) and Stages a Boar Hunt with Tigers at Sadri (c. 1720) is in the Cleveland Museum of Art collection.

The work and its context

The museum's open-access catalogue describes the work:

The king, who has the title of “maharana” in this region, is identifiable by his halo. At the bottom of the composition, he is pictured three times, welcoming two distinguished visitors who arrived in palanquins. He is shown again, standing behind a safety net at the corner of the white platform. He aims his arrow to shoot the boar and demonstrate his skill and virility. Two tigers are led into the arena at the top edge, and they are depicted multiple times chasing and capturing the prey.

Object facts

• Title: Maharana Sangram Singh II of Mewar (r. 1710–34) and Stages a Boar Hunt with Tigers at Sadri
• Date: c. 1720
• Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Mewar, Udaipur
• Type: Painting
• Technique: gum tempera, ink, and gold on paper
• Dimensions: Painting: 48.3 x 53.4 cm (19 x 21 in.)
• Collection: Indian Art
• Department: Indian and Southeast Asian Art
• Accession number: 2018.145

A detail from the museum

The enclosure wall is shown from multiple perspectives, sometimes from above, sometimes in elevation.

Collection credit

Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund

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