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L'empereur des Indes, Jahangir, attaqué par un lion
India, Delhi, Mughal School, 19th century Miniature painted in gouache mounted on an album page with six "nasta'liq" cartouches. The scene depicts an elephant mounted by a mahout holding an ankus, a servant and a monarch, probably Jahangir, using the barrel of his rifle to fend off a lion clutching the palanquin on the elephant's back. The mahout and another servant turn around in horror. Miniature size: 25 x 18.5 cm Emperor Jahangir, Great Mughal of India (1605-1628) was a passionate hunter. He loved to be depicted in his hunting exploits for lions, tigers and wild elephants. Provenance : Public sale, Sotheby's, London, October 28, 2009, n°192. Galerie Joseph Soustiel, Paris. The Emperor Jahangir attacked by a lion, India, 19th century
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L'empereur des Indes, Jahangir, attaqué par un lion
