Salim spearing a lioness
Painting
ca. 1600 - ca. 1605 (made)
ca. 1600 - ca. 1605 (made)
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Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the prince Salim clad in a gold ground jama spears the rump of a lioness attacking the elephant on which he rides. An attendant seated behind him shoots at the lioness with an arrow shot from a red bow. A second attendant on foot next to the elephant rushes forward brandishing a sword, holding a shield. The prince, his attendants and the textile coverings of the elephant are all fully coloured; the rest of the scene is lightly painted in pale ochre and green. The clothes of the prince, and the ornaments of all the human figures and the elephant are painted gold.
Object details
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| Title | Salim spearing a lioness (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | Painted in opaque watercolour and gold on paper |
| Brief description | Painting, Salim spearing a lioness, opaque water colour and gold on paper, Mughal, ca. 1600-1605 |
| Physical description | Painting, in opaque watercolour and gold on paper, the prince Salim clad in a gold ground jama spears the rump of a lioness attacking the elephant on which he rides. An attendant seated behind him shoots at the lioness with an arrow shot from a red bow. A second attendant on foot next to the elephant rushes forward brandishing a sword, holding a shield. The prince, his attendants and the textile coverings of the elephant are all fully coloured; the rest of the scene is lightly painted in pale ochre and green. The clothes of the prince, and the ornaments of all the human figures and the elephant are painted gold. |
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| Content description | The prince Salim clad in a gold ground jama spears the rump of a lioness attacking the elephant on which he rides. An attendant seated behind him shoots at the Lioness with an arrow shot from a red bow. A second attendant on foot next to the elephant rushes forward brandishing a sword, holding a shield. The prince, his attendants and the textile coverings of the elephant are all fully coloured; the rest of the scene is lightly painted in pale ochre and green. The clothes of the prince, and the ornaments of all the human figures and the elephant are painted gold. |
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| Credit line | Presented by Art Fund |
| Object history | The painting was purchased from the executors of the late Captain E. G. Spencer-Churchill and given to the museum by the National Art Collections Fund. |
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| Bibliographic reference | Susan Stronge, Painting for the Mughal Emperor, V&A Publications, 2002, pl. 83, p. 118. |
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| Accession number | IS.97-1965 |
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| Record created | June 25, 2009 |
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