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Unknown
Lioncirca 1800

Not on view
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.
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
  • 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).