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Dead Leopard
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About this work
Elaborate big game hunts were a prestigious pastime for the Indians and colonials under the British Raj. This trophy has been laid out for the camera so that its sharp teeth and long tail are visible.
Cleveland Museum of Art’s own descriptionCredit lineDead Leopard, c. 1880s–90s. India, 19th century. Albumen print; image: 13.1 x 18.4 cm (5 3/16 x 7 1/4 in.); paper: 15.1 x 20.2 cm (5 15/16 x 7 15/16 in.); mounted: 16.1 x 21.3 cm (6 5/16 x 8 3/8 in.). The Cleveland Museum of Art, Purchase from the Karl B. Goldfield Trust, 2018.224
