id:			144854
accession number:	1969.77
share license status:	CC0
url:			https://clevelandart.org/art/1969.77
updated:		2023-03-11 20:50:50.565000

Dog with pups, c. 1780. India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century. Ink and opaque watercolor on paper; 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.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of her father, Charles Svec 1969.77

title:				Dog with pups
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creation date:			c. 1780
creation date earliest:		1775
creation date latest:		1785
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creditline:			Gift of Mr. and Mrs. William E. Ward in memory of her father, Charles Svec
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culture:	India, Rajasthan, Ajmer, probably Sawar school, 18th century
technique:	ink and opaque watercolor on paper
department:	Indian and Southeast Asian Art
collection:	Indian Art
type:		Painting
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catalogue raisonne: 

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CREATORS

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measurements: 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.)
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CURRENT EXHIBITIONS

	title:		Year in Review: 1969
	opening date:   1970-01-27T05:00:00
	<i>Year in Review: 1969</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art, Cleveland, OH (organizer) (January 27-February 22, 1970).

	title:		A Cleveland Bestiary
	opening date:   1981-10-15T04:00:00
	<i>A Cleveland Bestiary</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (October 15-December 16, 1981).

	title:		Art and Stories from Mughal India
	opening date:   2016-07-31T04:00:00
	<i>Art and Stories from Mughal India</i>. The Cleveland Museum of Art (organizer) (July 31-October 23, 2016).

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LEGACY EXHIBITIONS

* Indian Miniature Rotation (Gallery 115); August 13, 2003 - February 18, 2004.

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PROVENANCE

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fun fact:
The newborn puppies are still too young to open their eyes.

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wall description:
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.
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RELATED WORKS

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CITATIONS

	The Cleveland Museum of Art. <em>Handbook of the Cleveland Museum of Art/1978</em>. Cleveland, OH: The Cleveland Museum of Art, 1978.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 308
	url:		https://archive.org/details/CMAHandbook1978/page/n328

	Kathman, Barbara A. <em>A Cleveland Bestiary</em>. Cleveland, OH; Cleveland Museum of Art, 1981.
	page number: 	Reproduced: p. 36; Mentioned: p. 33, p. 62
	url:		

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