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Lion Hunt (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (recto); Tigers and Soldiers (Pounce)  (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (verso)

Lion Hunt (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (recto); Tigers and Soldiers (Pounce) (One Side of a Double-Sided Drawing) (verso)

Indian

On the recto of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a lion hunt in a forest setting. At upper right, a hunter and his aide are hidden in the tree tops. The hunter aims his rifle at a pair of lions in the center of the drawing. On the verso of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a tiger hunt in a rocky landscape. Eight great cats inhabit the painting; two are attacking the men who are presumably hunting them. On the verso of this fragmentary piece of paper is a dramatic sketch of a tiger hunt in a rocky landscape. Eight great cats inhabit the painting; two are attacking the men who are presumably hunting them.

Ink and opaque watercolor on paper

Drawings