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Hunting Scene
Hunting Scene
Hunting Scene

Hunting Scene

Datec. 1880
Place MadeIran (Persia)
Mediumminiature egg tempera on paper
Dimensionsboard: 9 5/8 × 6 1/2 in. (24.4 × 16.5 cm)
Classificationspainting
Credit LineGift of Mabel Dodge Luhan
Object number1980.0090.0000
DescriptionIn middleground, a figure with a crown on horseback follows a man on foot in blue. Two other riders accompany him. Behind them, behind a screen of stylized flowering bushes, two other men follow the group leading horses. Above them is a gold sky with stylized white clouds. In the foregound are two seated figures, one in white and gold and the other in red and blue who appear to be talking. They are seated on a field of grass with a tree to the right and flowers in the foreground. The image is mounted on a cardboard support with a thin black paper border.
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