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Lioncirca 1800

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Indian miniature painting of a seated lion on a chartreuse ground, body turned left, head facing viewer, surrounded by dark green grasses within a red-bordered frame
Mughal-style opaque watercolor of a seated lion facing forward against a yellow-green ground, rendered in pale gray-brown tones with fine brushwork, dark grass and foliage at the edges.

Unknown, Lion, circa 1800, Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pratapaditya Pal, photo © Museum Associates/LACMA

Artist or Maker
Unknown
Title
Lion
Place Made
India, Rajasthan, Kishangarh
Date Made
circa 1800
Medium
Opaque watercolor and gold on paper
Dimensions
Sheet: 6 x 5 1/2 in. (15.24 x 13.97 cm); Image: 4 3/8 x 4 1/8 in. (11.11 x 10.47 cm)
Credit Line
Gift of Dr. and Mrs. Pratapaditya Pal
Accession Number
AC1992.206.1
Classification
Drawings
Collecting Area
South and Southeast Asian Art
Selected Bibliography

  • El Universo de la India: Obras Maestras del Museo de Arte del Condado de Los Angeles. Santiago: Centro Cultural Palacio La Moneda, 2012.

  • Markel, Stephen. Mughal and Early Modern Metalware from South Asia at LACMA: An Online Scholarly Catalogue. Los Angeles: Los Angeles County Museum of Art, 2020. https://archive.org/details/mughal-metalware (accessed September 7, 2021).

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