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The hawk in this painting is similar in appearance to hawks depicted in paintings by the great master Nainsukh (c. 1710-1778) of Guler. This may suggest that the painting was executed by one of his workshop followers or someone in his circle. It is also possible that this animal portrait derives from outside the Punjab Hills from the growing practice of naturalist paintings produced in the 18th and 19th centuries by Indian and Chinese artists working in India, sometimes for colonial patrons.&nbsp; A similar image of a parrot tethered to a stand was painted in the Patna area by Hulas Lal (c. 1785-1875) in about 1870.","remarks":"as per object file"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Gallery Label","textentryhtml":"\r\nDepictions of hunting birds as princely accessories in portraits of Indian rulers are not uncommon, but paintings of individual birds are highly unusual. Clearly, this was an important and much-loved falcon. Posed much like a ruler or fine gentleman in profile, the bird has a distinctive white and gray feather pattern that has been captured with great care. The matching ochre-colored hood and leg tassels also speak to its status as a highly prized, trained raptor.</P></SPAN>","remarks":"Asian Rotation June 2016"},{"texttype":"Online","textpurpose":"Provenance","textentryhtml":"<font color=\"#7030a0\"><span lang=\"EN\">–2010\tSam Fogg, Ltd., (London, United Kingdom), sold to the Princeton University Art Museum, 2010.</span></font><font color=\"#7030a0\">\n</font><font color=\"#7030a0\">\n</font><font color=\"#7030a0\">\n</font><font color=\"#7030a0\">\n</font>","remarks":null}],"datebegin":1770,"sortnumber":"2010  137","published_date":"2026-04-08 02:00:20.437542","objectid":59498,"dimensions":"33.0 x 22.2 cm. (13 x 8 3/4 in.)","on_view":false}