Preparations for a Hunt. Dimensions: H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)W. 11 in. (27.9 cm). Date: ca. 1680.The painting depicts preparations for a royal hunt. A group of four nilgais, or blue bulls, are feeding in scrubland near a pond, while four imperial huntsmen dressed in green take shelter behind camouflage screens. In the far horizon, on the right, a distant hunting party approaches with elephants, horses, and flags. The reverse of the album page on which the painting was originally mounted had a European engraving depicting the story of Cain and Abel. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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Preparations for a Hunt. Dimensions: H. 6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm)W. 11 in. (27.9 cm). Date: ca. 1680.The painting depicts preparations for a royal hunt. A group of four nilgais, or blue bulls, are feeding in scrubland near a pond, while four imperial huntsmen dressed in green take shelter behind camouflage screens. In the far horizon, on the right, a distant hunting party approaches with elephants, horses, and flags. The reverse of the album page on which the painting was originally mounted had a European engraving depicting the story of Cain and Abel. Museum: Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, USA.

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