Hunting Scene: A Prince Spearing Deer, from the Akbarnama, Mogul School

An image of Hunting Scene: a Prince Spearing Deer, and above a page taking a falcon from its quarry, from the Akbarnama. Miniature/calligraphy. Watercolour, height 226 mm, width 138 mm, 1565.

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Hunting Scene: a Prince Spearing Deer, and above a page taking a falcon from its quarry, from the Akbarnama. Miniature/calligraphy. Watercolour, height 226 mm, width 138 mm, 1565.

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Accession Number: PD.72-1948
Photograph copyright © The Fitzwilliam Museum, Cambridge
Aperture: f/22.0
Focal length: 120
Camera: Hasselblad H3DII-31
Photographer name: Amy Jugg
Image height: 1024 pixels
Image width: 682 pixels
Processed with: Adobe Photoshop Lightroom 5.6 (Macintosh)
Filesize: 228.40kB
Exposure time: 1/60
ISO Speed: 100
Fnumber: 22/1
Captured: 2012:09:12 00:00:00

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16th Century 458392 Department Fitz_PDP Indian Medieval Moghul Mogul Mughal Nationalities Other Keywords Workflow _WF_AdOK _WF_KWD _WF_OPACtd _WF_PCr animals attendants bow and arrow bows clothes clothing costume courtier deer falcon falconry hair headdress hillside horseback horseman horses hunter hunting male miniature prince quiver rabbits rider riding rocks rocky royal watercolour

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