A group of four blue bulls feed in scrubland near a pond, while four imperial huntsmen are hiding behind camouflage screens. In the distance there is a hunting party with elephants, horses, and flags.
The other side of this page of the album page once carried a European engraving showing the Biblical tale of Cain and Abel.
Opaque watercolor on paper. c. 1680. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
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Art, M. M. o. (2024, November 25). Preparations for a Mughal Hunt. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19714/preparations-for-a-mughal-hunt/
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Preparations for a Mughal Hunt." World History Encyclopedia, November 25, 2024. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19714/preparations-for-a-mughal-hunt/.
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Art, Metropolitan Museum of. "Preparations for a Mughal Hunt." World History Encyclopedia, 25 Nov 2024, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19714/preparations-for-a-mughal-hunt/.
