Umed Singh of Kota Hunting Lions
Unknown Artist
c. 1785–1790
Medium
brush drawing with slight color on paper
Dimensions
39 × 52 cm
Classification
Painting
Department
Indian and Southeast Asian Art
Museum
Cleveland Museum of Art
Credit
Mrs. J. Livingstone Taylor Collection by Exchange
Accession Number
1964.51
Rights
Public Domain
About this artwork
A family of lions with two cubs is caught unawares by royal huntsmen amid a tangle of jungle by the side of a stream. The adult lions twist around, startled by the sound of the horn intended to drive them out of the safety of their glade. The men, other than the ruler at the left, have turbans camouflaged with leaves, and they surround the lions, ready to let spears and arrows fly. Before embarking on a costly finished painting, Indian artists often made preparatory sketches, in which they work...