# Maharao Ram Singh II of Kota (r. 1828–66) Hunting Buffalo

- Date: 1832
- Medium: gum tempera, gold and silver on paper
- Classification: Painting
- Dimensions: Page: 31.5 x 41 cm (12 3/8 x 16 1/8 in.)
- Culture: Northwestern India, Rajasthan, Rajput Kingdom of Kota
- Credit line: Purchase and partial gift from the Catherine and Ralph Benkaim Collection; Severance and Greta Millikin Purchase Fund
- Museum: [Cleveland Museum of Art](https://clevelandart.org/art/2018.180)
- Rights: [Public domain (CC0)](https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/)
- Picture: https://invisiblenetwork.ai/thumbs/cma/2018.180/2018.180_web.jpg
- Who can see it: Teens profiles and older (museums give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the museum's own words)

In an energized hunting scene, the equestrian Maharaja Ram Singh smites a running buffalo with his sword. The Maharaja is supported by a hunting party, who carry various objects for the Rajput king’s vanity, including additional swords, a fly whisk, a parasol, and a canopy.